KMSP — Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain
Minneapolis, MN · field elevation 842 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KMSP current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMSP 111153Z 06006KT 10SM FEW026 FEW035 BKN050 OVC150 22/16 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP120 60000 T02220156 10244 20217 56006
- Wind
- from 060° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 5,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,920 ft · pressure altitude 862 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 12L | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 12R | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 35 | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 17 | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 30R | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 30L | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 22 | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 6,500–6,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMSP 111126Z 1112/1218 03005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN150 FM111600 06005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT200 FM120000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1110Z / 0125Z
- 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
- 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
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach RWY 35
- 118.725
- Approach RWY 04/22, 12L/30R, 17
- 119.3
- Approach RWY 12R/30L
- 126.95
- Departure SOUTH OR EAST OF ARR RWY
- 124.7
- Departure NORTH OR WEST OF ARR RWY
- 125.75
- Departure E OF DEP RWY 17
- 132.975
Published procedures
- 34 approaches — ILS, LC, LD, LE, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 13 departures published
- 8 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSTP St Paul Downtown Holman Fld8 nm
- KSGS South St Paul Muni/Richard E Fleming Fld8 nm
- KFCM Flying Cloud11 nm
- KMIC Crystal12 nm
- KLVN Airlake15 nm
- KANE Anoka County/Blaine (Janes Fld)16 nm
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.