Kral's Personal Use Landing Field (42MN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMIC), 42MN is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Kral's Personal Use Landing Field in Corcoran, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMIC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kral's Personal Use Landing Field (42MN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Corcoran, MN at a field elevation of 990 ft. 42MN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMIC, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMIC, 9 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR KMIC 281753Z 17010KT 10SM SCT045 BKN060 19/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01890128 10189 20117 57024
What changed at KMIC (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.93 → 29.87 inHg.
- Wind direction moved from 170° to 140°.
- The 6,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 42MN
Based on the nearest station (KMIC), 42MN is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 990 ft). 42MN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 1,700 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| W | 1,700 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 8→10 kt, ceiling 600 ft → unlimited.
42MN weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 42MN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AXN UA /OV AXN045020/TM 1803/FL230/TP E75L/IC NEG BLO 230/RM DURC
AXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AXN045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1803Reported at 18:03 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.IC NEG BLO 230Icing: none reported blo 230.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
EAU UA /OV EAU/TM 1756/FL040/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TA UNKN/IC NEG
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1756Reported at 17:56 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
EAU UA /OV EAU/TM 1650/FL030/TP BE35/TA 17/IC NEG/RM VIS UNLIMITED BUT AREAS OF RA
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP BE35Aircraft type reporting.TA 17Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM VIS UNLIMITED BUT AREAS O…Remarks.Show raw report
HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 1649/FL075/TP P28A/SK TOP075/TB NEG/IC NEG
HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 1610/FL040/TP H60/SK IMC
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP H60Aircraft type reporting.SK IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
AXN UA /OV AXN/TM 1600/FL040/TP P28A/SK TOP040-BASE040
AXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK TOP040-BASE040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MSP UA /OV ANE270004/TM 1540/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B019/TA 15
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ANE270004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK B019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.Show raw report
ANE UA /OV ANE270004/TM 1539/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B019/TA 15
ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ANE270004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1539Reported at 15:39 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK B019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 42MN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMIC reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 36 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 42MN
- City
- Corcoran
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 990 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.0841, -93.5644
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMIC
- TAF
- Nearest KMSP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kral's Personal Use Landing Field (42MN)
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