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Rushford Municipal Airport - Robert W Bunke Field (K55Y) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KONA), K55Y is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Rushford Municipal Airport - Robert W Bunke Field in Rushford, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KONA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rushford Municipal Airport - Robert W Bunke Field (K55Y) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rushford, MN at a field elevation of 1,211 ft. K55Y has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KONA, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,200 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KONA, 16.6 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
11,000 ft
Altimeter
30.09"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,500 ft, scattered clouds at 8,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KONA 281135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 SCT085 OVC110 11/10 A3009 RMK AO2

What changed at KONA (nearest station)?

Since the 1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K55Y

Based on the nearest station (KONA), K55Y is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,211 ft). K55Y does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLSE, 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.

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
16--
34--

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K55Y 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
    3,200 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K55Y
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    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
061211Z23Z11Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→0 kt, ceiling 12,000 ft → 11,000 ft.

K55Y 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 K55Y

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

PIREP1118Z (6:18 AM CDT) · 67 NM N of K55Y · 3,000 ft MSL · E135
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) · 92 NM NW of K55Y · 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.
PIREP1044Z (5:44 AM CDT) · 99 NM NW of K55Y · during descent · C310
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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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K55Y

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KONA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,900 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
59%
34
41%

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Live crosswind meter

K55Y has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KONA, 17 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Rushford Municipal Airport - Robert W Bunke Field (K55Y) with runway 16/34 marked
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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
55Y
City
Rushford
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,211 ft
Coordinates
43.8158, -91.8301
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KONA
TAF
Nearest KLSE
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
11h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rushford Municipal Airport - Robert W Bunke Field (K55Y)

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 Rushford Municipal Airport - Robert W Bunke Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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