Namakan Seaplane Base (57MN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:13 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCDD), 57MN is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Namakan Seaplane Base in Ray, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCDD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Namakan Seaplane Base (57MN) is a seaplane base in Ray, MN. 57MN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCDD, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 6 physical runways (E, NE, NW, SE, SW, …), the longest 14,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KINL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCDD, 11.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCDD 281813Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM 09/08 A2994 RMK AO2
What changed at KCDD (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- The 1,300 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.96 → 29.94 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 57MN
Based on the nearest station (KCDD), 57MN is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 1,119 ft). 57MN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KINL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 14,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| NE | 5,200 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| NW | 14,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| SE | 14,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| SW | 5,200 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| W | 14,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 1 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 0→3 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → unlimited.
57MN weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 57MN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1807/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK OVC003 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1807Reported at 18:07 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC003 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1735/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B017
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK B017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1702/FLDURC/TP SR20/SK B019 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.SK B019 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
WG UA /OV CYIB /TM 1625 /FL023 /TP PC12 /SK 023OVC
WG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CYIBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1625Reported at 16:25 UTC.FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK 023OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1615/FLDURC/TP CRJ2/SK B009-T032
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1615Reported at 16:15 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.SK B009-T032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1605/FL030/TP SR22/SK B018/RM DURD
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1605Reported at 16:05 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK B018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1510/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK OVC022 T030/TA 8/IC NEG
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC022 T030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 8Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
INL UA /OV INL/TM 1453/FL110/TP CRJ7/SK BASE100-TOP110/IC NEG
INL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV INLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1453Reported at 14:53 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE100-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 57MN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCDD reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 23 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 8 kt, the lowest ceiling was 900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/NE/NW/SE/SW/W
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 57MN
- City
- Ray
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.4068, -92.6668
- Runways
- 6 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 14,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCDD
- TAF
- Nearest KINL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Namakan Seaplane Base (57MN)
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