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Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGHW), K6D1 is currently LIFR with winds from 120° at 6 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.

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

Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brooten, MN at a field elevation of 1,304 ft. K6D1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGHW, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,500 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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LIFR
Observed 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGHW, 12.3 nm away.

Wind
120° 6 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
200 ft
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 9°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 9°C (47°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KGHW 281235Z AUTO 12006KT 5SM BR OVC002 09/08 A2996 RMK AO2 T00850085

What changed at KGHW (nearest station)?

Since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K6D1

Based on the nearest station (KGHW), K6D1 is currently LIFR with winds from 120° at 6 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,304 ft). K6D1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAXN, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15FAV4 kt head4 kt left
334 kt tail4 kt right

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K6D1 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
    3,500 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K6D1
    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
071512Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→6 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 200 ft.

K6D1 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 K6D1

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

PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 78 NM E of K6D1 · 8,000 ft MSL · BE99
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CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 1224/FL080/TP BE99/SK SKC080
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKC080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1206Z (7:06 AM CDT) · 77 NM SE of K6D1 · 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) · 85 NM SE of K6D1 · during descent · CRJ7
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MSP UA /OV MSP300002/TM 1205/FL045/TP CRJ7/SK OVC018-TOP045/WX FV 2 SM/RM DURD RWY 12L
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP300002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV 2 SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM DURD RWY 12LRemarks.
PIREP1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) · 68 NM NE of K6D1 · 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.
PIREP1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) · 85 NM SE of K6D1 · 1,600 ft MSL · CRJ7
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MSP UA /OV MSP300002/TM 1153/FL016/TP CRJ7/SK OVC016/WX FV 03 SM
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP300002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1153Reported at 11:53 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV 03 SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) · 82 NM SE of K6D1 · 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) · 83 NM E of K6D1 · 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.
PIREP0943Z (4:43 AM CDT) · 74 NM E of K6D1 · 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 K6D1

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

K6D1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGHW, 12 nm away.

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

Wind is 42° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1) 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

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6D1
City
Brooten
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,304 ft
Coordinates
45.5000, -95.1128
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGHW
TAF
Nearest KAXN
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
10h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Brooten Municipal Airport (K6D1)

Community-submitted

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

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