Kapaun-Wilson Field (4MN5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:33 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KETH), 4MN5 is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Kapaun-Wilson Field in Graceville, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KETH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kapaun-Wilson Field (4MN5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Graceville, MN at a field elevation of 1,122 ft. 4MN5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KETH, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAXN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KETH, 14.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KETH 280933Z AUTO 15004KT 7SM OVC009 07/07 A2998 RMK AO2
What changed at KETH (nearest station)?
Since the 0933Z (4:33 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility moved from 7 SM to 10 SM.
Current pilot readout for 4MN5
Based on the nearest station (KETH), 4MN5 is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 1,122 ft). 4MN5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAXN, about 48 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 | 2,250 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 35 | 2,250 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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4MN5 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 17/352,250 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4MN5Wind
- 17
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 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 4→6 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 900 ft.
4MN5 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 4MN5
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 4MN5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KETH reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 56%
- 35
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
4MN5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KETH, 14 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 17, 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
- 4MN5
- City
- Graceville
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,122 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.5505, -96.4514
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KETH
- TAF
- Nearest KAXN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 23m
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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 Kapaun-Wilson Field (4MN5)
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