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Hawley Municipal Airport (K04Y) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJKJ), K04Y is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

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

Hawley Municipal Airport (K04Y) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hawley, MN at a field elevation of 1,210 ft. K04Y has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJKJ, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,398 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.

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LIFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJKJ, 13.1 nm away.

Wind
180° 5 kt
Visibility
1.25 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 5 kt, visibility 1.3 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KJKJ 281715Z AUTO 18005KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 10/09 A2989 RMK AO2

What changed at KJKJ (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Mist began (BR).
  • Rain ended (RA).

Current pilot readout for K04Y

Based on the nearest station (KJKJ), K04Y is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 1,210 ft). K04Y does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAR, about 19 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
16FAV5 kt head2 kt right
345 kt tail2 kt left

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K04Y 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
    3,398 × 75 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K04Y
    Wind
    16
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    34
    5 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
0112217Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 300 ft.

K04Y 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 K04Y

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

PIREP1726Z (12:26 PM CDT) · 90 NM NW of K04Y · 11,000 ft MSL · KODI
light rime 11,000–10,500 ft icing
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GFK UA /OV GFK270025/TM 1726/FL110/TP KODI/SK UNKN110-TOPUNKN/TA M08/IC LGT RIME 110-105
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK270025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1726Reported at 17:26 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP KODIAircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN110-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 110-105Icing: light rime 11,000–10,500 ft.
PIREP1726Z (12:26 PM CDT) · 69 NM NE of K04Y · 4,000 ft MSL · PA44
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BJI UA /OV BJI/TM 1726/FL040/TP PA44/SK UNKN018-TOP038/TA 06/IC NEG
BJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BJILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1726Reported at 17:26 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN018-TOP038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1650Z (11:50 AM CDT) · 36 NM SW of K04Y · during climb · E170
occasional light chop turbulence
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FAR UA /OV FAR180020/TM 1650/FL100/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAR180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 96 NM W of K04Y · during climb · CRJ2
oncl light chop turbulence
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JMS UA /OV JMS/TM 1637/FL120/TP CRJ2/SK TOP 108/TB ONCL LGT CHOP/RM DURC
JMS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JMSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 108Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB ONCL LGT CHOPTurbulence: oncl light chop.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1626Z (11:26 AM CDT) · 37 NM S of K04Y · 13,000 ft MSL · TBM7
light rime icing
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 1626/FL130/TP TBM7/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1626Reported at 16:26 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1621Z (11:21 AM CDT) · 37 NM S of K04Y · 30,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
continuous light chop turbulence
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 1621/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT CHOP
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 72 NM SE of K04Y · 4,000 ft MSL · P28A
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AXN UA /OV AXN/TM 1600/FL040/TP P28A/SK TOP040-BASE040
AXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP040-BASE040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1558Z (10:58 AM CDT) · 73 NM NW of K04Y · 2,100 ft MSL · P28A
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GFK UA /OV GFK360001/TM 1558/FL021/TP P28A/SK OVC011-TOP021
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK360001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1558Reported at 15:58 UTC.
FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP021Sky 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 K04Y

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJKJ reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 19%MVFR 51%IFR 25%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 7/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 13%IFR 5%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/26 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
53%
34
47%

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Live crosswind meter

K04Y has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJKJ, 13 nm away.

N16345 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 19° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,398 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Hawley Municipal Airport (K04Y) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
04Y
City
Hawley
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,210 ft
Coordinates
46.8838, -96.3503
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,398 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJKJ
TAF
Nearest KFAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 45m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hawley Municipal Airport (K04Y)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hawley Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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