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Sauk Centre Municipal Airport (KD39) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 6:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, KD39 is currently MVFR with winds from 120° at 5 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling.

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

Sauk Centre Municipal Airport (KD39) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sauk Centre, MN at a field elevation of 1,242 ft. KD39 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 14/32), the longest 3,296 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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MVFR
Observed 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
120° 5 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
1,200 ft
Altimeter
30.01"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 1,200 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KD39 281135Z AUTO 12005KT 7SM OVC012 08/08 A3001 RMK AO2 T00820082

What changed at KD39?

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 KD39

KD39 is currently MVFR with winds from 120° at 5 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (08, 14). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 1,242 ft). KD39 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAXN, about 22 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
08FAV4 kt head2 kt right
144 kt head2 kt left
264 kt tail2 kt left
324 kt tail2 kt right

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KD39 runways

2 physical runways · 4 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
    2,404 × 120 ft · TURF-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KD39
    Wind
    08
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    26
    4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 14/32
    3,296 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KD39
    Wind
    14
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    32
    4 kt tailwind · 2 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
061211Z23Z11Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→5 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 1,200 ft.

KD39 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 KD39

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

PIREP1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) · 83 NM SE of KD39 · 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) · 80 NM SE of KD39 · 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) · 72 NM SE of KD39 · 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 KD39

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KD39 reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 65%IFR 4%LIFR 31%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 78%MVFR 12%IFR 5%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 6/20 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
37%
08
26%
26
19%
32
18%

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Live KD39 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KD39's own weather station.

N14325 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,296 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sauk Centre Municipal Airport (KD39) with runway 08/26, 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26, 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
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe major · Engine minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Aircraft sales
Pattern altitude
2,042 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KD39
FAA LID
D39
City
Sauk Centre
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,242 ft
Coordinates
45.7066, -94.9334
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,296 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KAXN
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
11h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sauk Centre Municipal Airport (KD39)

Community-submitted

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

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