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Minglewood Airport (8MY9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:10 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAXN), 8MY9 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Minglewood Airport in Alexandria, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAXN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Minglewood Airport (8MY9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alexandria, MN at a field elevation of 1,385 ft. 8MY9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAXN, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 1,546 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAXN.

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LIFR
Observed 1510Z (10:10 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAXN, 14.1 nm away.

Wind
150° 9 kt
Visibility
3 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
29.94"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 46°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
SPECI KAXN 281510Z AUTO 15009KT 3SM BR OVC003 10/10 A2994 RMK AO2 T01000100

What changed at KAXN (nearest station)?

Since the 1453Z (9:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility improved from 2 SM to 3 SM.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for 8MY9

Based on the nearest station (KAXN), 8MY9 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 1,385 ft). 8MY9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAXN, about 14 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
13FAV9 kt head3 kt right
319 kt tail3 kt left

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8MY9 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 13/31
    1,546 × 75 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8MY9
    Wind
    13
    9 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    31
    9 kt tailwind · 3 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
061315Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→9 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 300 ft.

8MY9 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 8MY9

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

PIREP1546Z (10:46 AM CDT) · 92 NM N of 8MY9 · 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) · 68 NM N of 8MY9 · 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) · 67 NM NW of 8MY9 · 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.
PIREP1520Z (10:20 AM CDT) · 72 NM NW of 8MY9 · during descent · CRJ7
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1520/FL012/TP CRJ7/SK OVC012-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 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.
PIREP1504Z (10:04 AM CDT) · 89 NM N of 8MY9 · 14,000 ft MSL · SW4
light rime icing
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ABR UA /OV 7Y4/TM 1504/FL140/TP SW4/TA M05/IC LGT RIME
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7Y4Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1504Reported at 15:04 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) · 67 NM NW of 8MY9 · 1,800 ft MSL · C56X
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FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1455/FL018/TP C56X/SK OVC018-TOP037/TA 11/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1455Reported at 14:55 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-TOP037Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 11Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1451Z (9:51 AM CDT) · 67 NM NW of 8MY9 · 8,000 ft MSL · C408
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FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1451/FL080/TP C408/TA 03/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1442Z (9:42 AM CDT) · 72 NM NW of 8MY9 · during climb · C408
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1442/FL014/TP C408/SK OVC014-TOP034/TA 06/IC NEG/RM DURC
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1442Reported at 14:42 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP034Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside 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 8MY9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAXN reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 42 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 43%IFR 26%LIFR 31%
Wind avg/max: 8/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 75%MVFR 11%IFR 9%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 8/21 kt
Max gust: 36 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

13
61%
31
39%

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Live crosswind meter

8MY9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAXN, 14 nm away.

N13319 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 18° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,546 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Minglewood Airport (8MY9) with runway 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31 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
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8MY9
City
Alexandria
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,385 ft
Coordinates
46.0510, -95.6031
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,546 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAXN
TAF
Nearest KAXN
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 26m

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Pilot PIREPs for Minglewood Airport (8MY9)

Community-submitted

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

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