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Sky Blue Airfield (6MN0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPKD), 6MN0 is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Sky Blue Airfield in Ponsford, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPKD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sky Blue Airfield (6MN0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ponsford, MN at a field elevation of 1,620 ft. 6MN0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPKD, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBJI.

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LIFR
Observed 1253Z (7:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPKD, 17.1 nm away.

Wind
160° 11 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
400 ft
Altimeter
29.95"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
feels like 36°F

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KPKD 281253Z AUTO 16011KT 9SM OVC004 06/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP155 T00610056

What changed at KPKD (nearest station)?

Since the 1240Z (7:40 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1240Z (7:40 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 6MN0

Based on the nearest station (KPKD), 6MN0 is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 1,620 ft). 6MN0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBJI, 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
18FAV10 kt head4 kt left
3610 kt tail4 kt right

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6MN0 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 18/36
    3,700 × 130 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6MN0
    Wind
    18
    10 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    36
    10 kt tailwind · 4 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
0102116Z02Z12Z

Over the last 20 h: wind 6→11 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 400 ft.

6MN0 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 6MN0

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

PIREP1306Z (8:06 AM CDT) · 58 NM W of 6MN0 · 2,600 ft MSL · C408
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1306/FL026/TP C408/SK OVC014-TOP026
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.
FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP026Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1241Z (7:41 AM CDT) · 68 NM NW of 6MN0 · 43,000 ft MSL · GLEX
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TVF UA /OV TVF/TM 1241/FL430/TP GLEX/TB NEG
TVF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TVFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1241Reported at 12:41 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP GLEXAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1239Z (7:39 AM CDT) · 58 NM W of 6MN0 · during descent · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1239/FL014/TP B190/SK OVC014-TOPUNKN/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 1239Reported at 12:39 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.
PIREP1223Z (7:23 AM CDT) · 63 NM NE of 6MN0 · 14,500 ft MSL · PC12
light 140 turbulencetrace clear icing
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BJI UA /OV BJI020030/TM 1223/FL145/TP PC12/SK BASE135-TOP145/TA M10/TB LGT 140/IC TRACE CLR
BJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BJI020030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.
FL145Altitude: 14,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE135-TOP145Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT 140Turbulence: light 140.
IC TRACE CLRIcing: trace clear.
PIREP1207Z (7:07 AM CDT) · 58 NM W of 6MN0 · 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) · 58 NM W of 6MN0 · 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) · 66 NM SE of 6MN0 · 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 6MN0 · 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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 6MN0

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPKD reported mostly IFR across 32 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 16%IFR 69%LIFR 16%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 2%IFR 12%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 8/21 kt
Max gust: 32 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
59%
36
41%

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Live crosswind meter

6MN0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPKD, 17 nm away.

N183611 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 23° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sky Blue Airfield (6MN0)
N ↑

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6MN0
City
Ponsford
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,620 ft
Coordinates
47.0556, -95.4231
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,700 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPKD
TAF
Nearest KBJI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 59m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sky Blue Airfield (6MN0)

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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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