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Karlstad Municipal Airport (23D) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHCO), 23D is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 14 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Karlstad Municipal Airport in Karlstad, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHCO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Karlstad Municipal Airport (23D) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Karlstad, MN at a field elevation of 1,025 ft. 23D has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHCO, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,606 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVF.

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LIFR
Observed 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHCO, 19.1 nm away.

Wind
170° 14 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
400 ft
Altimeter
29.85"
Temp / Dew
41°F / 5°C
feels like 33°F

Wind from the south (170°) at 14 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.85 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KHCO 281155Z AUTO 17014KT 9SM OVC004 05/05 A2985 RMK AO2 T00490048 10054 20042 57007 $

What changed at KHCO (nearest station)?

Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 23D

Based on the nearest station (KHCO), 23D is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 14 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 1,025 ft). 23D does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVF, about 34 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
17FAV14 kt head2 kt left
3514 kt tail2 kt right

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23D 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
    2,606 × 159 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 23D
    Wind
    17
    14 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    35
    14 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
0122412Z00Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→14 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → 400 ft.

23D 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 23D

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

PIREP1207Z (7:07 AM CDT) · 100 NM S of 23D · 2,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1207/FL025/TP B190/SK OVC-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1205Z (7:05 AM CDT) · 100 NM S of 23D · 3,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1205/FL035/TP B190/SK OVC011-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1201Z (7:01 AM CDT) · 52 NM NE of 23D · 3,000 ft MSL · B190
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RRT UA /OV RRT/TM 1201/FL030/TP B190/SK BASE 015 TOP 030
RRT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RRTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1201Reported at 12:01 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 015 TOP 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1147Z (6:47 AM CDT) · 47 NM SW of 23D · during climb · PA34
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GFK UA /OV KGFK270003/TM 1147/FLUNKN/TP PA34/SK OVC014-TOP020/TA 05/IC NEG/RM DURC
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KGFK270003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1147Reported at 11:47 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP PA34Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1117Z (6:17 AM CDT) · 100 NM S of 23D · during descent · B752
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1117/FL015/TP B752/SK OVC015-TOP019/RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINAL
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1117Reported at 11:17 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINALRemarks.
PIREP1116Z (6:16 AM CDT) · 100 NM S of 23D · during climb · E170
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1116/FL011/TP E170/SK OVC011-TOP013/RM DURC RWY 18
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1116Reported at 11:16 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY 18Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 23D

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHCO reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 71 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 14%MVFR 14%IFR 51%LIFR 21%
Wind avg/max: 10/16 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 6%IFR 8%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 10/25 kt
Max gust: 35 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 23

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

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

23D has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHCO, 19 nm away.

N173514 kt
Headwind
14 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 8° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,606 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Karlstad Municipal Airport (23D) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
23D
City
Karlstad
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,025 ft
Coordinates
48.5774, -96.5413
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,606 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHCO
TAF
Nearest KTVF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
11h 0m

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Pilot PIREPs for Karlstad Municipal Airport (23D)

Community-submitted

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

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