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Nauerth Land Ranch Airport (03MN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMJQ), 03MN is currently MVFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Nauerth Land Ranch Airport in Lakefield, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMJQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Nauerth Land Ranch Airport (03MN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lakefield, MN at a field elevation of 1,435 ft. 03MN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMJQ, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,940 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRWF.

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MVFR
Observed 2015Z (3:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMJQ, 10.5 nm away.

Wind
220° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,500 ft
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,500 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KMJQ 282015Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM OVC025 19/15 A2988 RMK AO2

What changed at KMJQ (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for 03MN

Based on the nearest station (KMJQ), 03MN is currently MVFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 1,435 ft). 03MN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRWF, about 56 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV7 kt head7 kt right
358 kt tail6 kt left

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03MN runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 17/35
    1,940 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 03MN
    Wind
    17
    7 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122320Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 10→10 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 2,500 ft.

03MN weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 03MN

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1958Z (2:58 PM CDT) · 65 NM W of 03MN · during descent · CRJ7
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FSD UA /OV FSD090003/TM 1958/FL019/TP CRJ7/SK OVC019-TOP075/RM DURD FINAL 21
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD090003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1958Reported at 19:58 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019-TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD FINAL 21Remarks.
PIREP1948Z (2:48 PM CDT) · 84 NM N of 03MN · 43,000 ft MSL · C700
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MVE UA /OV MVE/TM 1948/FL430/TP C700/SK TOP 430
MVE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1948Reported at 19:48 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 430Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1942Z (2:42 PM CDT) · 67 NM NE of 03MN · 34,000 ft MSL · B739
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MKT UA /OV MKT/TM 1942/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
MKT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MKTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1938Z (2:38 PM CDT) · 68 NM W of 03MN · during climb · BE9L
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FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 1938/FL100/TP BE9L/SK UNKN-TOP068/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP068Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1938Z (2:38 PM CDT) · 68 NM W of 03MN · 6,800 ft MSL · BE9L
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FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 1938/FL068/TP BE9L/SK T068
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.
FL068Altitude: 6,800 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK T068Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1935Z (2:35 PM CDT) · 74 NM W of 03MN · during climb · BE9L
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FSD UA /OV FSD210010/TM 1935/FLUNKN/TP BE9L/SK OVCUNKN-TOP068/IC NEG/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD210010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1935Reported at 19:35 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVCUNKN-TOP068Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1932Z (2:32 PM CDT) · 63 NM W of 03MN · during descent · C25M
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FSD UA /OV FSD090005/TM 1932/FL019/TP C25M/SK OVC019-TOPUKN/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD090005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1932Reported at 19:32 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019-TOPUKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1843Z (1:43 PM CDT) · 92 NM SW of 03MN · during descent · F2TH
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SUX UA /OV SUX120005/TM 1843/FL035/TP F2TH/SK BKN035-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
SUX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SUX120005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN035-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 03MN

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMJQ reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 22%MVFR 38%IFR 7%LIFR 33%
Wind avg/max: 9/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 63%MVFR 19%IFR 12%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 8/16 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 32

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

17
61%
35
39%

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Live crosswind meter

03MN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMJQ, 11 nm away.

N173510 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
7 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,940 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Nauerth Land Ranch Airport (03MN)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
03MN
City
Lakefield
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,435 ft
Coordinates
43.6252, -95.2247
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,940 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMJQ
TAF
Nearest KRWF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Nauerth Land Ranch Airport (03MN)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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