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Beavers Lair Seaplane Base (7MY4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:06 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPKD), 7MY4 is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Beavers Lair Seaplane Base in Park Rapids, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPKD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Beavers Lair Seaplane Base (7MY4) is a seaplane base in Park Rapids, MN. 7MY4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPKD, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (12/30, 12W, 30W), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBJI.

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LIFR
Observed 1706Z (12:06 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPKD, 7 nm away.

Wind
180° 9 kt
Visibility
2 sm
Ceiling
400 ft
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 46°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, visibility 2 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.

Raw METAR
SPECI KPKD 281706Z AUTO 18009KT 2SM BR OVC004 10/09 A2989 RMK AO2 T01000094

Current pilot readout for 7MY4

Based on the nearest station (KPKD), 7MY4 is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 12. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,442 ft). 7MY4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBJI, about 30 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
12FAV4 kt head8 kt right
304 kt tail8 kt left
12W9 kt tail0 kt
30W9 kt tail0 kt

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7MY4 runways

3 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 12/30
    3,200 × 200 ft · WATER
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7MY4
    Wind
    12
    4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    30
    4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    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.

7MY4 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 7MY4

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

PIREP1726Z (12:26 PM CDT) · 30 NM N of 7MY4 · 4,000 ft MSL · PA44
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BJI UA /OV BJI/TM 1726/FL040/TP PA44/SK UNKN018-TOP038/TA 06/IC NEG
BJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BJILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1726Reported at 17:26 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN018-TOP038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1650Z (11:50 AM CDT) · 86 NM SW of 7MY4 · during climb · E170
occasional light chop turbulence
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FAR UA /OV FAR180020/TM 1650/FL100/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAR180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1626Z (11:26 AM CDT) · 64 NM SW of 7MY4 · 13,000 ft MSL · TBM7
light rime icing
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 1626/FL130/TP TBM7/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1626Reported at 16:26 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1621Z (11:21 AM CDT) · 64 NM SW of 7MY4 · 30,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
continuous light chop turbulence
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 1621/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT CHOP
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 64 NM S of 7MY4 · 4,000 ft MSL · P28A
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AXN UA /OV AXN/TM 1600/FL040/TP P28A/SK TOP040-BASE040
AXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP040-BASE040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1546Z (10:46 AM CDT) · 30 NM N of 7MY4 · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
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BJI UA /OV BJI/TM 1546/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG/RM TOTALLY SMOOTH
BJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BJILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1546Reported at 15:46 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM TOTALLY SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) · 43 NM W of 7MY4 · during descent · A320
moderate rime icing
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FAR UA /OV FAR045040/TM 1545/FL150/TP A320/TA M14/IC MOD RIME/RM DURD
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAR045040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TA M14Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1543Z (10:43 AM CDT) · 76 NM W of 7MY4 · 1,500 ft MSL · E550
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FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1543/FL015/TP E550/SK OVC015-TOP040
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1543Reported at 15:43 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP E550Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7MY4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 2%IFR 14%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: 12

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.

12
50%
30
36%
12W/30W
14%

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Live crosswind meter

7MY4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPKD, 7 nm away.

N12309 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
8 kt

Wind is 63° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Water · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Beavers Lair Seaplane Base (7MY4) with runway 12/30 marked
N ↑

Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
7MY4
City
Park Rapids
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,442 ft
Coordinates
47.0130, -95.0264
Runways
3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPKD
TAF
Nearest KBJI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 39m

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Pilot PIREPs for Beavers Lair Seaplane Base (7MY4)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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