KPQN — Pipestone Muni
Pipestone, MN · field elevation 1,737 ft · NON-ATCT
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KPQN current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
METAR KPQN 111155Z AUTO 07004KT 1/4SM FG VV002 22/22 A2990 RMK AO2 T02160216 10219 20207 55002
- Wind
- from 070° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 0.25 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,954 ft · pressure altitude 1,757 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 070° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 36 | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 18 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 27 | 4 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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, 2,200–2,200 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KPQN — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KPQN — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.98213, -96.30041
- Elevation
- 1,737 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1125Z / 0135Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Pipestone, MN
Everything else KPQN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,306 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 09/27 | 2,522 | 196 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KLYV Quentin Aanenson Fld22 nm
- KDVP Slayton Muni22 nm
- KBKX Brookings Rgnl30 nm
- KFSD Joe Foss Fld31 nm
- KTKC Tracy Muni34 nm
- KMDS Madison Muni34 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPQN 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.