KMSP — Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain
Minneapolis, MN · field elevation 842 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KMSP current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMSP 100253Z 29006KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01000022 51019
- Wind
- from 290° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 335 ft · pressure altitude 752 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30R | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 30L | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 35 | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 22 | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 04 | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 17 | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 12L | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 12R | 6 kt tail | 1 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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMSP 100300Z 1003/1106 29006KT P6SM SKC FM101000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM101800 24005KT P6SM BKN250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.88197, -93.22178
- Elevation
- 842 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1304Z / 2249Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A++
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Hennepin, MN
Airport diagram
Everything else KMSP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 11,006 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 12R/30L | 10,000 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 12L/30R | 8,200 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 17/35 | 8,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS DEP
- 120.8
- D-ATIS ARR
- 135.35
- Tower RWY 17/35 · Continuous (24 hours)
- 123.675
- Tower RWY 12L/30R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 123.95
- Tower RWY 04/22, 12R/30L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 126.7
- Ground N
- 121.8
- Ground S
- 121.9
- Ground W
- 127.925
- Ground
- 133.575
- Clearance
- 133.2
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach RWY 35
- 118.725
- Approach RWY 04/22, 12L/30R, 17
- 119.3
- Approach RWY 12R/30L
- 126.95
Published procedures
- 26 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 10 departures published
- 8 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMSP 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.