Lake Bronson Airport (27MN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHCO), 27MN is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Lake Bronson Airport in Lake Bronson, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHCO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lake Bronson Airport (27MN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Bronson, MN at a field elevation of 960 ft. 27MN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHCO, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,506 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHCO, 11.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.85 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
METAR KHCO 281215Z AUTO 18016KT 10SM OVC004 05/05 A2985 RMK AO2 CIG 003V005 T00490048 $
What changed at KHCO (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 27MN
Based on the nearest station (KHCO), 27MN is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 960 ft). 27MN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVF, about 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 2,506 ft | TURF | 12 kt head | 11 kt right |
| 31 | 2,506 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 11 kt left |
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27MN 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/312,506 × 83 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 27MNWind
- 13
- 12 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 12 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
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“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 9→16 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → 400 ft.
27MN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 27MN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 27MN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHCO reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 72 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.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 56%
- 31
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
27MN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHCO, 12 nm away.
Wind is 44° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 27MN
- City
- Lake Bronson
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 960 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.7375, -96.6545
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,506 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHCO
- TAF
- Nearest KTVF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 53m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Bronson Airport (27MN)
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