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Barrett Airport (MN18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRYM), MN18 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 11 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Barrett Airport in Brainerd, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRYM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Barrett Airport (MN18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brainerd, MN at a field elevation of 1,275 ft. MN18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRYM, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBRD.

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LIFR
Observed 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRYM, 12.5 nm away.

Wind
150° 11 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KRYM 281655Z AUTO 15011KT 5SM BR OVC003 12/12 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP130 T01230117 $

Current pilot readout for MN18

Based on the nearest station (KRYM), MN18 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 11 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 1,275 ft). MN18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRD, about 14 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
09FAV6 kt head9 kt right
276 kt tail9 kt left

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MN18 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 09/27
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at MN18
    Wind
    09
    6 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    27
    6 kt tailwind · 9 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.

MN18 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 MN18

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

PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 86 NM NE of MN18 · during descent · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1735/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B017
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1726Z (12:26 PM CDT) · 87 NM NW of MN18 · 4,000 ft MSL · PA44
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BJI UA /OV BJI/TM 1726/FL040/TP PA44/SK UNKN018-TOP038/TA 06/IC NEG
BJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BJILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1726Reported at 17:26 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN018-TOP038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1702Z (12:02 PM CDT) · 86 NM NE of MN18 · during climb · SR20
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1702/FLDURC/TP SR20/SK B019 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.
SK B019 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1649Z (11:49 AM CDT) · 80 NM S of MN18 · 7,500 ft MSL · P28A
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HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 1649/FL075/TP P28A/SK TOP075/TB NEG/IC NEG
HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1626Z (11:26 AM CDT) · 86 NM W of MN18 · 13,000 ft MSL · TBM7
light rime icing
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 1626/FL130/TP TBM7/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1626Reported at 16:26 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1621Z (11:21 AM CDT) · 86 NM W of MN18 · 30,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
continuous light chop turbulence
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 1621/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT CHOP
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) · 86 NM NE of MN18 · during climb · CRJ2
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1615/FLDURC/TP CRJ2/SK B009-T032
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1615Reported at 16:15 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK B009-T032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) · 51 NM SE of MN18 · 4,000 ft MSL · H60
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CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 1610/FL040/TP H60/SK IMC
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP H60Aircraft type reporting.
SK IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at MN18

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 75%MVFR 16%IFR 4%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 6/16 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

27
51%
09
49%

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Live crosswind meter

MN18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRYM, 13 nm away.

N092711 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt

Wind is 56° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Barrett Airport (MN18)
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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
General aviation airport
FAA LID
MN18
City
Brainerd
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,275 ft
Coordinates
46.1782, -94.0886
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRYM
TAF
Nearest KBRD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Barrett Airport (MN18)

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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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