Oak Lake Air Strip (MN42) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:15 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K3N8), MN42 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Oak Lake Air Strip in Erskine, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3N8): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Oak Lake Air Strip (MN42) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Erskine, MN at a field elevation of 1,204 ft. MN42 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3N8, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3N8, 24 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,000 ft, temperature 5°C (40°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,000 ft.
METAR K3N8 271515Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM OVC010 05/05 A3006 RMK AO2 P0001 T00450045
Current pilot readout for MN42
Based on the nearest station (K3N8), MN42 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 1,204 ft). MN42 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVF, about 26 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 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 34 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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MN42 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 16/342,300 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MN42Wind
- 16
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
MN42 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 MN42
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 59%
- 34
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
MN42 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3N8, 24 nm away.
Wind is 25° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MN42
- City
- Erskine
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,204 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.6612, -95.9455
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3N8
- TAF
- Nearest KTVF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Oak Lake Air Strip (MN42)
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