Schumacher Airport (3MN9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCFE), 3MN9 is currently LIFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Schumacher Airport in Oster, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCFE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Schumacher Airport (3MN9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oster, MN at a field elevation of 1,020 ft. 3MN9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCFE, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCFE, 11.2 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 kt, visibility 1.5 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.
METAR KCFE 281015Z AUTO 13004KT 1 1/2SM UP BR OVC003 10/10 A3002 RMK AO2
What changed at KCFE (nearest station)?
Since the 0955Z (4:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Precipitation began (UP).
Current pilot readout for 3MN9
Based on the nearest station (KCFE), 3MN9 is currently LIFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 1,020 ft). 3MN9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSP, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,100 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 28 | 2,100 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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3MN9 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 10/282,100 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3MN9Wind
- 10
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 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 23 h: wind 7→4 kt, ceiling 900 ft → 300 ft.
3MN9 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 3MN9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
MSP UA /OV MSP320015/TM 0943/FL046/TP C402/SK B015 OVC T046/TA 12/IC NEG
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSP320015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0943Reported at 09:43 UTC.FL046Altitude: 4,600 ft MSL.TP C402Aircraft type reporting.SK B015 OVC T046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 12Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3MN9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCFE reported mostly marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
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.
- 10
- 50%
- 28
- 50%
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Live crosswind meter
3MN9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCFE, 11 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3MN9
- City
- Oster
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.9844, -93.9361
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCFE
- TAF
- Nearest KMSP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Schumacher Airport (3MN9)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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