Hector Municipal Airport (1D6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOVL), 1D6 is currently IFR with winds from 300° at 17 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Hector Municipal Airport in Hector, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOVL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hector Municipal Airport (1D6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hector, MN at a field elevation of 1,078 ft. 1D6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOVL, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 12/30), the longest 2,776 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRWF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOVL, 13.9 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 17 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 700 ft, broken clouds at 1,500 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR KOVL 282335Z AUTO 30017G20KT 10SM BKN007 BKN015 OVC025 13/12 A2991 RMK AO2
What changed at KOVL (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.
- Ceiling dropped from 2,500 ft to 700 ft.
- Wind speed up from 11 to 17 kt.
Current pilot readout for 1D6
Based on the nearest station (KOVL), 1D6 is currently IFR with winds from 300° at 17 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 1,078 ft). 1D6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRWF, about 19 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 2,776 ft | ASPH-G | 17 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 23 | 2,395 ft | TURF-G | 7 kt head | 16 kt right (g18) |
| 05 | 2,395 ft | TURF-G | 7 kt tail | 16 kt left (g18) |
| 12 | 2,776 ft | ASPH-G | 17 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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1D6 runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 05/232,395 × 185 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1D6Wind
- 05
- 7 kt tailwind · 16 kt crosswind from left
- 23
- 7 kt headwind · 16 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 12/302,776 × 50 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1D6Wind
- 12
- 17 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 17 kt headwind · 2 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→17 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → 700 ft.
1D6 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1D6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LVN UA /OV LVN/TM 2325/FL100/TP A339/SK UNKN-TOP090/TA 14/IC NEG
LVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LVNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2325Reported at 23:25 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP A339Aircraft type reporting.SK UNKN-TOP090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 14Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
RGK UA /OV RGK/TM 2315/FL370/TP C550/SK UNKN-TOP370
RGK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RGKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2315Reported at 23:15 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.SK UNKN-TOP370Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
LVN UA /OV FGT/TM 2219/FL410/TP C750/SK T410
LVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FGTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2219Reported at 22:19 UTC.FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.TP C750Aircraft type reporting.SK T410Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
LJF UA /OV LJF/TM 2205/FL400/TP GLF4/SK T400-460/TB NEG
LJF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LJFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2205Reported at 22:05 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.SK T400-460Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
MSP UA /OV MSP/TM 2203/FL001/TP BCS1/WV +/-10 KTS DURD
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2203Reported at 22:03 UTC.FL001Altitude: 100 ft MSL.TP BCS1Aircraft type reporting.WV +/-10 KTS DURDWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.Show raw report
FCM UUA /OV FCM/TM 2155/FL018/TP C700/RM LLWS +/- 10 KTS DURD RY 10R
FCM UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV FCMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2155Reported at 21:55 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP C700Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +/- 10 KTS DURD RY 1…Remarks.Show raw report
MSP UA /OV 5 NW MSP/TM 2120/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/RM TOPS 043 SMOOTH BELOW
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 5 NW MSPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2120Reported at 21:20 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.RM TOPS 043 SMOOTH BELOWRemarks.Show raw report
STC UA /OV STC/TM 2107/FL160/TP C25B/SK UNKN125-TOP150/TA UNKN/IC NEG BLO 160/RM DURC
STC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV STCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2107Reported at 21:07 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.SK UNKN125-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.IC NEG BLO 160Icing: none reported blo 160.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1D6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOVL reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 47%
- 30
- 30%
- 05
- 12%
- 23
- 11%
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Live crosswind meter
1D6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOVL, 14 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1D6
- City
- Hector
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,078 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7311, -94.7147
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,776 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOVL
- TAF
- Nearest KRWF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hector Municipal Airport (1D6)
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