KMIC — Crystal
Minneapolis, MN · field elevation 869 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KMIC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMIC 252353Z 12008KT 10SM FEW035 OVC044 20/14 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP226 T02000144 10211 20194 55006
- Wind
- from 120° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,400 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,322 ft · pressure altitude 589 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 06L | 3 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 06R | 3 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 24R | 3 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 24L | 3 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 32 | 7 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 4,000–4,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KMIC — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KMIC — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 45.06247, -93.35397
- Elevation
- 869 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1204Z / 0005Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2100 OCT 1-APR 30; 0700-2200 MAY 1-SEP 30
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Hennepin, MN
Airport diagram
Everything else KMIC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,751 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 06L/24R | 2,500 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 06R/24L | 1,669 | 137 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 124.475
- Tower 0700-2100 OCT 1-APR 30; 0700-2200 MAY 1-SEP 30
- 120.7
- Ground
- 121.6
- Clearance WHEN TWR CLSD
- 121.6
- CTAF
- 120.7
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 126.5
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMIC airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Minnesota airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.