Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFRM), KSBU is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Blue Earth Municipal Airport in Blue Earth, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFRM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blue Earth, MN at a field elevation of 1,107 ft. KSBU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFRM, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 16/34), the longest 3,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMKT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFRM, 14.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFRM 281756Z AUTO 16015KT 10SM FEW100 21/15 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02060150 10206 20106 58027
What changed at KFRM (nearest station)?
Since the 1656Z (11:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.95 → 29.92 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KSBU
Based on the nearest station (KFRM), KSBU is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 1,107 ft). KSBU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMKT, about 39 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 3,400 ft | ASP | 15 kt head | 0 kt |
| 21 | 2,245 ft | GRS | 9 kt head | 12 kt left |
| 03 | 2,245 ft | GRS | 9 kt tail | 12 kt right |
| 34 | 3,400 ft | ASP | 15 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KSBU 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/212,245 × 200 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSBUWind
- 03
- 9 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 9 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 16/343,400 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSBUWind
- 16
- 15 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 34
- 15 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
2 active equipment NOTAMsView 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→15 kt, ceiling 900 ft → unlimited.
KSBU weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 KSBU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFRM reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 47 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 36%
- 34
- 28%
- 21
- 24%
- 03
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
KSBU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFRM, 14 nm away.
Wind is 1° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21, 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 · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSBU
- FAA LID
- SBU
- City
- Blue Earth
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,107 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.5953, -94.0928
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFRM
- TAF
- Nearest KMKT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU)
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