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Starbuck Municipal Airport (D32) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGHW), D32 is currently LIFR with winds from 110° at 6 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Starbuck Municipal Airport in Starbuck, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGHW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Starbuck Municipal Airport (D32) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Starbuck, MN at a field elevation of 1,140 ft. D32 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGHW, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,512 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAXN.

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

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGHW, 9.4 nm away.

Wind
110° 6 kt
Visibility
6 sm
Ceiling
400 ft
Altimeter
29.97"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KGHW 281155Z AUTO 11006KT 6SM BR OVC004 08/08 A2997 RMK AO2 T00830083

What changed at KGHW (nearest station)?

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

  • Flight category dropped from IFR to LIFR.
  • Ceiling dropped from 500 ft to 400 ft.
  • Mist began (BR).

Current pilot readout for D32

Based on the nearest station (KGHW), D32 is currently LIFR with winds from 110° at 6 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 1,140 ft). D32 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAXN, about 17 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
15FAV4 kt head4 kt left
334 kt tail4 kt right

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D32 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 15/33
    2,512 × 198 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at D32
    Wind
    15
    4 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    33
    4 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    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
071512Z00Z11Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→6 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 400 ft.

D32 weather radar

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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 D32

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

PIREP1207Z (7:07 AM CDT) · 95 NM NW of D32 · 2,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1207/FL025/TP B190/SK OVC-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1206Z (7:06 AM CDT) · 96 NM E of D32 · during descent · CRJ9
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MSP UA /OV MSP300010/TM 1206/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK B018 T045
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP300010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1206Reported at 12:06 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK B018 T045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1205Z (7:05 AM CDT) · 95 NM NW of D32 · 3,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1205/FL035/TP B190/SK OVC011-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) · 76 NM NE of D32 · during climb · CRJ7
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BRD UA /OV BRD/TM 1153/FL130/TP CRJ7/SK BASE 012 TOP 055/IC NEG/RM DURC
BRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1153Reported at 11:53 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 012 TOP 055Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1117Z (6:17 AM CDT) · 95 NM NW of D32 · during descent · B752
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1117/FL015/TP B752/SK OVC015-TOP019/RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINAL
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1117Reported at 11:17 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINALRemarks.
PIREP1116Z (6:16 AM CDT) · 95 NM NW of D32 · during climb · E170
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1116/FL011/TP E170/SK OVC011-TOP013/RM DURC 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 1116Reported at 11:16 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY 18Remarks.
PIREP1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) · 100 NM SE of D32 · during climb · B350
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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.
PIREP0943Z (4:43 AM CDT) · 93 NM E of D32 · 4,600 ft MSL · C402
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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 D32

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGHW reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 53%IFR 17%LIFR 31%
Wind avg/max: 8/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 76%MVFR 11%IFR 6%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 9/23 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 13

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.

15
56%
33
44%

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Live crosswind meter

D32 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGHW, 9.4 nm away.

N15336 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,512 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Starbuck Municipal Airport (D32) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 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
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
D32
City
Starbuck
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,140 ft
Coordinates
45.5989, -95.5360
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,512 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGHW
TAF
Nearest KAXN
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
11h 2m

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Pilot PIREPs for Starbuck Municipal Airport (D32)

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

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