Goose Lake Seaplane Base (6MN6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGYL), 6MN6 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Goose Lake Seaplane Base in Waconia, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGYL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Goose Lake Seaplane Base (6MN6) is a seaplane base in Waconia, MN. 6MN6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGYL, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (01W, 12W, 19W, 30W), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGYL, 12.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 4 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
METAR KGYL 281235Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC004 12/11 A3000 RMK AO2 T01150112
What changed at KGYL (nearest station)?
Since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from IFR to LIFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 600 ft to 400 ft.
Current pilot readout for 6MN6
Based on the nearest station (KGYL), 6MN6 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 967 ft). 6MN6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSP, about 26 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01W | 5,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 12W | 5,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 19W | 5,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 30W | 5,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 9→0 kt, ceiling 2,500 ft → 400 ft.
6MN6 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 6MN6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGYL reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01W/12W/19W/30W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 6MN6
- City
- Waconia
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 967 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.8875, -93.8421
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGYL
- TAF
- Nearest KMSP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 31m
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