KMSP — Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain
Minneapolis, MN · field elevation 842 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
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KMSP current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMSP 252353Z 13010KT 10SM OVC047 20/14 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T02000139 10217 20194 55004
- Wind
- from 130° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.22 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,263 ft · pressure altitude 542 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12L | 10 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 12R | 10 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 17 | 8 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 04 | 1 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 22 | 1 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
| 35 | 8 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 30R | 10 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 30L | 10 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMSP 252320Z 2600/2706 13009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 FM261000 13009KT P6SM BKN035 FM261300 14010G17KT P6SM OVC025 FM261600 14011G19KT 5SM -SHRA OVC015 FM270000 13010KT 4SM BR FEW009 OVC010
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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
- 1204Z / 0004Z
- 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)
- 13 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
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- 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.