KRST — Rochester Intl
Rochester, MN · field elevation 1,317 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-TRACON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KRST current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
SPECI KRST 111207Z 18004KT 5SM BR SCT010 21/20 A2987 RMK AO2 T02110200
- Wind
- from 180° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,414 ft · pressure altitude 1,367 ft
- Observed
- 9 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 13 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 31 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 03 | 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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KRST 111133Z 1112/1212 12006KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC050 FM111400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050 FM120100 VRB05KT P6SM SCT150
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.90828, -92.50003
- Elevation
- 1,317 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1110Z / 0120Z
- Tower hours
- 0500-2300
- Magnetic variation
- -1° (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Olmsted, MN
Airport diagram
Everything else KRST publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 9,034 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 03/21 | 7,301 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 120.5
- Tower 0500-2300
- 118.3
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 118.3
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 119.8
Published procedures
- 12 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KTOB Dodge Center16 nm
- KFKA Fillmore County20 nm
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- KOWA Owatonna Degner Rgnl35 nm
- KONA Winona Muni/Max Conrad Fld36 nm
- KAEL Albert Lea Muni40 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRST 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.