Ricks Field (65MN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY63), 65MN is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,100 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ricks Field in Wendell, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY63): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ricks Field (65MN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wendell, MN at a field elevation of 1,100 ft. 65MN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY63, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAXN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY63, 6.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,100 ft, temperature 9°C (47°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,100 ft.
METAR KY63 281055Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM OVC011 09/08 A2998 RMK AO2 T00850076
What changed at KY63 (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 65MN
Based on the nearest station (KY63), 65MN is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,100 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 1,100 ft). 65MN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAXN, about 32 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 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| W | 3,000 ft | TURF | 8 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 9→8 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 1,100 ft.
65MN weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 65MN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KY63 reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 65MN
- City
- Wendell
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,100 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.9641, -96.1498
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KY63
- TAF
- Nearest KAXN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 7m
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RC flying fields nearby
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