Piney Pinecreek Border Airport (48Y) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KROX), 48Y is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Piney Pinecreek Border Airport in Pinecreek, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KROX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Piney Pinecreek Border Airport (48Y) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pinecreek, MN at a field elevation of 1,078 ft. 48Y has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KROX, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,298 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KROX, 14.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 700 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR KROX 280955Z AUTO 20012KT 10SM OVC007 05/05 A2991 RMK AO2 T00510050
What changed at KROX (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 48Y
Based on the nearest station (KROX), 48Y is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 1,078 ft). 48Y does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVF, about 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 3,298 ft | ASPH-G | 8 kt head | 9 kt right |
| 33 | 3,298 ft | ASPH-G | 8 kt tail | 9 kt left |
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48Y 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 15/333,298 × 75 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 48YWind
- 15
- 8 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 8 kt tailwind · 9 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 7→12 kt, ceiling 13,000 ft → 700 ft.
48Y 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 48Y
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KROX reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 54%
- 33
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
48Y has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KROX, 14 nm away.
Wind is 47° off runway 15, 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
- 48Y
- City
- Pinecreek
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,078 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.9996, -95.9826
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,298 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KROX
- TAF
- Nearest KTVF
- Time zone
- America/Winnipeg
- Next sunset
- 12h 59m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Piney Pinecreek Border Airport (48Y)
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