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Tower Municipal Airport (K12D) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCQM), K12D is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling.

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

Tower Municipal Airport (K12D) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tower, MN at a field elevation of 1,370 ft. K12D has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCQM, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,400 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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IFR
Observed 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCQM, 16.3 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
2 sm
Ceiling
1,800 ft
Altimeter
29.83"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind calm, visibility 2 statute miles, scattered clouds at 200 ft, broken clouds at 1,800 ft, overcast at 2,400 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.83 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 1,800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCQM 282335Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR SCT002 BKN018 OVC024 10/10 A2983 RMK AO2

What changed at KCQM (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from LIFR to IFR.
  • Ceiling lifted from 200 ft to 1,800 ft.

Current pilot readout for K12D

Based on the nearest station (KCQM), K12D is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,370 ft). K12D does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHIB, about 34 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
08--
26--

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K12D 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 08/26
    3,400 × 75 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K12D
    Wind
    08
    no steady wind
    26
    no steady wind
    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
0102023Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 1,800 ft.

K12D 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 K12D

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

PIREP2154Z (4:54 PM CDT) · 61 NM S of K12D · 45,000 ft MSL · CL35
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 2154/FL450/TP CL35/SK T450
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2154Reported at 21:54 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK T450Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2150Z (4:50 PM CDT) · 61 NM S of K12D · 800 ft MSL · E75L
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 2150/FL008/TP E75L/SK B016 T021
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2150Reported at 21:50 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK B016 T021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2144Z (4:44 PM CDT) · 61 NM S of K12D · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 2144/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH OUTSIDE OF PRCIP
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2144Reported at 21:44 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM SMOOTH OUTSIDE OF PRCIPRemarks.
PIREP2052Z (3:52 PM CDT) · 83 NM SW of K12D · 37,000 ft MSL · CL60
moderate chop turbulence
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HZX UA /OV HZX/TM 2052/FL370/TP CL60/TB MOD CHOP
HZX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HZXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2052Reported at 20:52 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP CL60Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
PIREP1912Z (2:12 PM CDT) · 61 NM S of K12D · during descent · CRJ2
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1912/FLDURD/TP CRJ2/SK T070 B100 AGL
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK T070 B100 AGLSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1847Z (1:47 PM CDT) · 64 NM S of K12D · during climb · SF50
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DLH UA /OV 4 SE DLH/TM 1847/FL040/TP SF50/SK T040/RM DURC
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 4 SE DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK T040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1807Z (1:07 PM CDT) · 61 NM S of K12D · during descent · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1807/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK OVC003 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1807Reported at 18:07 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003 T033Sky 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 K12D

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCQM reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 72 observations, with 17 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 33%IFR 42%LIFR 25%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 72%MVFR 7%IFR 15%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 28

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.

26
59%
08
41%

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Live crosswind meter

K12D has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCQM, 16 nm away.

N0826wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 3,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Tower Municipal Airport (K12D) with runway 08/26 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26 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
Other services
Beaching gear · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
12D
City
Tower
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,370 ft
Coordinates
47.8182, -92.2861
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCQM
TAF
Nearest KHIB
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
23h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Tower Municipal Airport (K12D)

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 Tower Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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