Wetenkamp Airport (29MN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY63), 29MN is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Wetenkamp Airport in Tintah, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY63): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wetenkamp Airport (29MN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tintah, MN at a field elevation of 990 ft. 29MN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY63, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAXN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY63, 15.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,300 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,300 ft.
METAR KY63 280955Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM OVC013 08/07 A2998 RMK AO2 T00750065
What changed at KY63 (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 29MN
Based on the nearest station (KY63), 29MN is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 990 ft). 29MN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAXN, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 35 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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29MN 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 17/353,000 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 29MNWind
- 17
- 7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 10→8 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 1,300 ft.
29MN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 29MN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0446/FL021/TP E170/SK OVC021-TOP030/RM DURD ILS 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 0446Reported at 04:46 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC021-TOP030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 29MN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KY63 reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 59%
- 35
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
29MN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KY63, 16 nm away.
Wind is 26° off runway 17, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 29MN
- City
- Tintah
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 990 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.0283, -96.3628
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KY63
- TAF
- Nearest KAXN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 8m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Wetenkamp Airport (29MN)
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