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Fertile Municipal Airport (KD14) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCKN), KD14 is currently IFR with winds from 240° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

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

Fertile Municipal Airport (KD14) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fertile, MN at a field elevation of 1,137 ft. KD14 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCKN, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVF.

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IFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCKN, 21.9 nm away.

Wind
240° 11 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
29.85"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 45°F

Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.85 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCKN 281915Z AUTO 24011KT 9SM OVC006 10/09 A2985 RMK AO2 CIG 003V009 T00990093

What changed at KCKN (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from LIFR to IFR.
  • Ceiling lifted from 400 ft to 600 ft.
  • Wind direction moved from 200° to 240°.
  • Visibility improved from 5 SM to 9 SM.
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for KD14

Based on the nearest station (KCKN), KD14 is currently IFR with winds from 240° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 1,137 ft). KD14 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVF, about 31 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
32FAV1 kt head11 kt left
141 kt tail11 kt right

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KD14 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 14/32
    3,000 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KD14
    Wind
    14
    1 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    32
    1 kt headwind · 11 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
0132619Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→11 kt, ceiling 900 ft → 600 ft.

KD14 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 KD14

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

PIREP1921Z (2:21 PM CDT) · 99 NM S of KD14 · 23,000 ft MSL · PC12
light chop turbulence
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ATY UA /OV ATY360060/TM 1921/FL230/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP
ATY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ATY360060Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1921Reported at 19:21 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
PIREP1847Z (1:47 PM CDT) · 44 NM SW of KD14 · 1,600 ft MSL · CRJ7
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1847/FL016/TP CRJ7/SK OVC016-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1843Z (1:43 PM CDT) · 44 NM SW of KD14 · 1,900 ft MSL · CL30
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1843/FL019/TP CL30/SK OVC019
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1839Z (1:39 PM CDT) · 79 NM SW of KD14 · 20,000 ft MSL · BE9L
light rime icing
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BAC UA /OV BAC/TM 1839/FL200/TP BE9L/TA M32/IC LGT RIME
BAC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BACLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1839Reported at 18:39 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
TA M32Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1839Z (1:39 PM CDT) · 42 NM NW of KD14 · 1,800 ft MSL · P28A
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GFK UA /OV GFK180005/TM 1839/FL018/TP P28A/SK SCT018-TOP022
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1839Reported at 18:39 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT018-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1811Z (1:11 PM CDT) · 53 NM SW of KD14 · during climb · E170
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FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1811/FL100/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1809Z (1:09 PM CDT) · 44 NM SW of KD14 · 3,500 ft MSL · E170
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1809/FL035/TP E170/SK OVC016-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1809Reported at 18:09 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1759Z (12:59 PM CDT) · 92 NM NE of KD14 · during climb · B190
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RRT UA /OV RRT/TM 1759/FL035/TP B190/SK TOP035/TA 06/IC NEG/RM DURC
RRT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RRTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KD14

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCKN reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 72 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 17%MVFR 33%IFR 40%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 11/17 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 8%IFR 11%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 10/26 kt
Max gust: 34 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 17

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.

14
56%
32
44%

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Live crosswind meter

KD14 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCKN, 22 nm away.

N321411 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
11 kt

Wind is 84° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Fertile Municipal Airport (KD14) with runway 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 14/32 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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
D14
City
Fertile
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,137 ft
Coordinates
47.5519, -96.2919
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCKN
TAF
Nearest KTVF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 48m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fertile Municipal Airport (KD14)

Community-submitted

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

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