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Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 12:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, KCQM is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Cook Municipal Airport in Cook, MN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cook, MN at a field elevation of 1,329 ft. KCQM reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 4,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.175.

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MVFR
Observed 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
150° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,000 ft
Altimeter
29.91"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCQM 281755Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM BKN010 09/07 A2991 RMK AO2

What changed at KCQM?

Since the 1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 180° to 150°.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.94 → 29.91 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KCQM

KCQM is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 1,329 ft). KCQM does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHIB, about 27 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13FAV9 kt head2 kt right
319 kt tail2 kt left

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KCQM 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 13/31
    4,000 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCQM
    Wind
    13
    9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    31
    9 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
0102018Z06Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→9 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 1,000 ft.

KCQM 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at KCQM

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KCQM reported mostly IFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 29%IFR 60%LIFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 76%MVFR 6%IFR 15%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 26

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

13
61%
31
39%

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Live KCQM Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KCQM's own weather station.

N13319 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 13° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM) with runway 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31 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 · Jet A
Attended
Daily 0900-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KCQM
FAA LID
CQM
City
Cook
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,329 ft
Coordinates
47.8219, -92.6894
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KHIB
AWOS/ASOS
118.175 MHz
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 3m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM)

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

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