KPQN — Pipestone Muni
Pipestone, MN · field elevation 1,737 ft · NON-ATCT
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KPQN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPQN 110355Z AUTO 14005KT 9SM SCT150 BKN200 07/07 A2993 RMK AO2 T00750066
- Wind
- from 140° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 20,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,242 ft · pressure altitude 1,727 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 18 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 36 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 27 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 9,000–9,000 ft.
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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
- 1315Z / 2303Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (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 →
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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.