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Jordan Seaplane Base (MN05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBJI), MN05 is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Jordan Seaplane Base in Bemidji, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBJI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Jordan Seaplane Base (MN05) is a seaplane base in Bemidji, MN. MN05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBJI, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 6,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBJI.

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IFR
Observed 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBJI, 6.3 nm away.

Wind
160° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
29.95"
Temp / Dew
42°F / 6°C
feels like 38°F

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBJI 281155Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM OVC006 06/06 A2995 RMK AO2 T00550055 10062 20055

What changed at KBJI (nearest station)?

Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for MN05

Based on the nearest station (KBJI), MN05 is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 1,344 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15FAV5 kt head0 kt
335 kt tail2 kt right

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MN05 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
    6,000 × 1000 ft · WATER
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at MN05
    Wind
    15
    5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    33
    5 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
0112212Z00Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→5 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 600 ft.

MN05 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 MN05

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

PIREP1209Z (7:09 AM CDT) · 82 NM NE of MN05 · 12,000 ft MSL · PC12
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INL UA /OV INL/TM 1209/FL120/TP PC12/SK TOP 040/IC NEG BLO 040/RM OAT ABV 0 DEGREES UNTIL ABV 090
INL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV INLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1209Reported at 12:09 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEG BLO 040Icing: none reported blo 040.
RM OAT ABV 0 DEGREES UNTIL A…Remarks.
PIREP1207Z (7:07 AM CDT) · 90 NM SW of MN05 · 2,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1207/FL025/TP B190/SK OVC-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1205Z (7:05 AM CDT) · 90 NM SW of MN05 · 3,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1205/FL035/TP B190/SK OVC011-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1201Z (7:01 AM CDT) · 83 NM N of MN05 · 3,000 ft MSL · B190
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RRT UA /OV RRT/TM 1201/FL030/TP B190/SK BASE 015 TOP 030
RRT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RRTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1201Reported at 12:01 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 015 TOP 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) · 77 NM S of MN05 · 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.
PIREP1147Z (6:47 AM CDT) · 99 NM W of MN05 · during climb · PA34
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GFK UA /OV KGFK270003/TM 1147/FLUNKN/TP PA34/SK OVC014-TOP020/TA 05/IC NEG/RM DURC
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KGFK270003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1147Reported at 11:47 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP PA34Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1117Z (6:17 AM CDT) · 90 NM SW of MN05 · during descent · B752
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1117/FL015/TP B752/SK OVC015-TOP019/RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINAL
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1117Reported at 11:17 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINALRemarks.
PIREP1116Z (6:16 AM CDT) · 90 NM SW of MN05 · during climb · E170
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1116/FL011/TP E170/SK OVC011-TOP013/RM DURC RWY 18
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1116Reported at 11:16 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY 18Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at MN05

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBJI reported mostly IFR across 71 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 27%IFR 66%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 81%MVFR 7%IFR 11%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/20 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

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.

15
56%
33
44%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1140Z (6:40 AM CDT)

TAF KBJI 281140Z 2812/2912 18005KT P6SM BKN006 FM281900 18005KT P6SM OVC007 FM282100 31005KT P6SM OVC021 FM282200 30005KT P6SM BKN035

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Live crosswind meter

MN05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBJI, 6.3 nm away.

N15335 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 5° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Water · 6,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Jordan Seaplane Base (MN05)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
MN05
City
Bemidji
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,344 ft
Coordinates
47.5972, -94.8469
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
6,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBJI
TAF
Nearest KBJI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
10h 53m

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Pilot PIREPs for Jordan Seaplane Base (MN05)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Jordan Seaplane Base, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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