Red Lake Falls Municipal Airport (D81) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCKN), D81 is currently IFR with winds from 240° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Red Lake Falls Municipal Airport in Red Lake Falls, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCKN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Red Lake Falls Municipal Airport (D81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Red Lake Falls, MN at a field elevation of 1,060 ft. D81 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCKN, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCKN, 14.7 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.85 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KCKN 281915Z AUTO 24011KT 9SM OVC006 10/09 A2985 RMK AO2 CIG 003V009 T00990093
What changed at KCKN (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from LIFR to IFR.
- Ceiling lifted from 400 ft to 600 ft.
- Wind direction moved from 200° to 240°.
- Visibility improved from 5 SM to 9 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for D81
Based on the nearest station (KCKN), D81 is currently IFR with winds from 240° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,060 ft). D81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVF, about 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 2,500 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt head | 11 kt right |
| 33 | 2,500 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt tail | 11 kt left |
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D81 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 15/332,500 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at D81Wind
- 15
- 1 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 1 kt tailwind · 11 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 24 h: wind 7→11 kt, ceiling 900 ft → 600 ft.
D81 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of D81
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1847/FL016/TP CRJ7/SK OVC016-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC016-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1843/FL019/TP CL30/SK OVC019
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
GFK UA /OV GFK180005/TM 1839/FL018/TP P28A/SK SCT018-TOP022
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GFK180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1839Reported at 18:39 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK SCT018-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
BAC UA /OV BAC/TM 1839/FL200/TP BE9L/TA M32/IC LGT RIME
BAC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BACLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1839Reported at 18:39 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.TA M32Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.Show raw report
FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1811/FL100/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1809/FL035/TP E170/SK OVC016-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1809Reported at 18:09 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC016-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
RRT UA /OV RRT/TM 1759/FL035/TP B190/SK TOP035/TA 06/IC NEG/RM DURC
RRT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RRTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1749/FL035/TP E75L/SK OVC014-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1749Reported at 17:49 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK OVC014-TOP035Sky 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 D81
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCKN reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 72 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 55%
- 33
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
D81 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCKN, 15 nm away.
Wind is 84° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- D81
- City
- Red Lake Falls
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.8250, -96.2578
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCKN
- TAF
- Nearest KTVF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Red Lake Falls Municipal Airport (D81)
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