Merill L Harris Field (9MN6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:20 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFCM), 9MN6 is currently IFR with winds from 120° at 5 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Merill L Harris Field in Jordan, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFCM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Merill L Harris Field (9MN6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jordan, MN at a field elevation of 780 ft. 9MN6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFCM, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,999 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFCM, 15.1 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, broken clouds at 1,800 ft, overcast at 2,400 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
SPECI KFCM 281120Z 12005KT 6SM BR BKN009 BKN018 OVC024 12/11 A3002 RMK AO2 T01220111
What changed at KFCM (nearest station)?
Since the 1113Z (6:13 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 2,400 ft to 900 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 9MN6
Based on the nearest station (KFCM), 9MN6 is currently IFR with winds from 120° at 5 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 780 ft). 9MN6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSP, about 25 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 1,999 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 27 | 1,999 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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9MN6 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/271,999 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9MN6Wind
- 09
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 11→5 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → 900 ft.
9MN6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 9MN6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EAU UA /OV 3NM S EAU/TM 1118/FL030/TP E-135/SK BKN030
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3NM S EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1118Reported at 11:18 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP E-135Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FCM UA /OV KFCM100001/TM 1115/FLDURC/TP B350/SK OVC020
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFCM100001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1115Reported at 11:15 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP B350Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MSP UA /OV ANE/TM 1044/FLDURD/TP C310/SK B016
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ANELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1044Reported at 10:44 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP C310Aircraft type reporting.SK B016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MSP UA /OV MSP320015/TM 0943/FL046/TP C402/SK B015 OVC T046/TA 12/IC NEG
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSP320015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0943Reported at 09:43 UTC.FL046Altitude: 4,600 ft MSL.TP C402Aircraft type reporting.SK B015 OVC T046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 12Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9MN6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFCM reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 48 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 55%
- 09
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
9MN6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFCM, 15 nm away.
Wind is 29° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9MN6
- City
- Jordan
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 780 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.6442, -93.7008
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,999 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFCM
- TAF
- Nearest KMSP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 26m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Merill L Harris Field (9MN6)
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