KRST — Rochester Intl
Rochester, MN · field elevation 1,317 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-TRACON
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KRST current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRST 252354Z 12005KT 9SM FEW055 17/14 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01670139 10200 20167 56004
- Wind
- from 120° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,446 ft · pressure altitude 1,007 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 21 | — | 5 kt from the left |
| 03 | — | 5 kt from the right |
| 31 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KRST 252322Z 2600/2624 13006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 FM260700 14007KT P6SM OVC250 FM261600 14010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 PROB30 2616/2622 4SM -SHRA OVC025 FM262200 14011KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025
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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
- 1202Z / 0000Z
- Tower hours
- 0500-2300
- Magnetic variation
- 1°W (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
- 10 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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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.