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Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (47Y) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDTL), 47Y is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field in Pelican Rapids, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDTL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (47Y) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pelican Rapids, MN at a field elevation of 1,389 ft. 47Y has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDTL, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,260 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.

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

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDTL, 14.3 nm away.

Wind
150° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
feels like 40°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KDTL 281155Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM OVC006 07/07 A2993 RMK AO2 T00710071

What changed at KDTL (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 47Y

Based on the nearest station (KDTL), 47Y is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,389 ft). 47Y does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAR, 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
15FAV9 kt head1 kt left
339 kt tail1 kt right

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47Y 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 15/33
    3,260 × 140 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 47Y
    Wind
    15
    9 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    33
    9 kt tailwind · 1 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
061312Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→9 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 600 ft.

47Y 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 47Y

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

PIREP1207Z (7:07 AM CDT) · 34 NM NW of 47Y · 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) · 34 NM NW of 47Y · 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.
PIREP1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) · 83 NM E of 47Y · during climb · CRJ7
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BRD UA /OV BRD/TM 1153/FL130/TP CRJ7/SK BASE 012 TOP 055/IC NEG/RM DURC
BRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1153Reported at 11:53 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 012 TOP 055Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1147Z (6:47 AM CDT) · 92 NM NW of 47Y · 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) · 34 NM NW of 47Y · 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) · 34 NM NW of 47Y · 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 47Y

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDTL reported mostly IFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 4%IFR 93%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 8/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 81%MVFR 3%IFR 16%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

15
60%
33
40%

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Live crosswind meter

47Y has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDTL, 14 nm away.

N15339 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 7° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,260 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (47Y) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 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
47Y
City
Pelican Rapids
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,389 ft
Coordinates
46.6416, -96.1045
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,260 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDTL
TAF
Nearest KFAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
10h 59m

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Pilot PIREPs for Pelican Rapids Muni-Lyon's Field (47Y)

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

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