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Erickson Airport (87MN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRRT), 87MN is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Erickson Airport in Roosevelt, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRRT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Erickson Airport (87MN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Roosevelt, MN at a field elevation of 1,155 ft. 87MN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRRT, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVF.

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IFR
Observed 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRRT, 9.8 nm away.

Wind
210° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
41°F / 5°C
feels like 38°F

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KRRT 281155Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM OVC006 05/04 A2989 RMK AO2 T00520043 10059 20049 58002 $

What changed at KRRT (nearest station)?

Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 87MN

Based on the nearest station (KRRT), 87MN is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 1,155 ft). 87MN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVF, about 59 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
16FAV3 kt head3 kt right
343 kt tail2 kt left

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87MN 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 16/34
    2,300 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 87MN
    Wind
    16
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    34
    3 kt tailwind · 2 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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0112212Z00Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 12→4 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → 600 ft.

87MN 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 87MN

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

PIREP1209Z (7:09 AM CDT) · 73 NM E of 87MN · 12,000 ft MSL · PC12
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INL UA /OV INL/TM 1209/FL120/TP PC12/SK TOP 040/IC NEG BLO 040/RM OAT ABV 0 DEGREES UNTIL ABV 090
INL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV INLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1209Reported at 12:09 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEG BLO 040Icing: none reported blo 040.
RM OAT ABV 0 DEGREES UNTIL A…Remarks.
PIREP1201Z (7:01 AM CDT) · 10 NM NW of 87MN · 3,000 ft MSL · B190
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RRT UA /OV RRT/TM 1201/FL030/TP B190/SK BASE 015 TOP 030
RRT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RRTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1201Reported at 12:01 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 015 TOP 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1147Z (6:47 AM CDT) · 97 NM SW of 87MN · 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 87MN

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRRT reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 62%MVFR 15%IFR 23%
Wind avg/max: 10/14 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 12%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/21 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 24

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
58%
34
42%

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Live crosswind meter

87MN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRRT, 9.8 nm away.

N16344 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Erickson Airport (87MN)
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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
87MN
City
Roosevelt
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,155 ft
Coordinates
48.8103, -95.2016
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRRT
TAF
Nearest KTVF
Time zone
America/Winnipeg
Next sunset
10h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Erickson Airport (87MN)

Community-submitted

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

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