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Bush Field (MN57) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K04W), MN57 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Bush Field in Hinckley, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K04W): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bush Field (MN57) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hinckley, MN at a field elevation of 1,050 ft. MN57 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K04W, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,590 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBRD.

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MVFR
Observed 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K04W, 3.9 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,500 ft
Altimeter
30.05"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,500 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K04W 281235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC015 10/10 A3005 RMK AO2

What changed at K04W (nearest station)?

Since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for MN57

Based on the nearest station (K04W), MN57 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 1,050 ft). MN57 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRD, about 52 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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MN57 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 18/36
    2,590 × 80 ft · Grass
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at MN57
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    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
081613Z00Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→0 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 1,500 ft.

MN57 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 MN57

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

PIREP1244Z (7:44 AM CDT) · 75 NM S of MN57 · during climb · C56X
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FCM UA /OV FCM/TM 1244/FLDURC/TP C56X/SK B015
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FCMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK B015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1241Z (7:41 AM CDT) · 66 NM S of MN57 · during climb · BE20
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STP UA /OV STP/TM 1241/FLDURC/TP BE20/SK 017-TOPUNKN
STP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1241Reported at 12:41 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK 017-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1227Z (7:27 AM CDT) · 75 NM S of MN57 · 10,000 ft MSL · A320
light chop blo 095 turbulence
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RGK UA /OV RGK330015/TM 1227/FL100/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP BLO 095
RGK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RGK330015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1227Reported at 12:27 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP BLO 095Turbulence: light chop blo 095.
PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 31 NM S of MN57 · 8,000 ft MSL · BE99
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CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 1224/FL080/TP BE99/SK SKC080
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKC080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1206Z (7:06 AM CDT) · 66 NM S of MN57 · during descent · CRJ9
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MSP UA /OV MSP300010/TM 1206/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK B018 T045
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP300010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1206Reported at 12:06 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK B018 T045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1205Z (7:05 AM CDT) · 68 NM S of MN57 · during descent · CRJ7
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MSP UA /OV MSP300002/TM 1205/FL045/TP CRJ7/SK OVC018-TOP045/WX FV 2 SM/RM DURD RWY 12L
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP300002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV 2 SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM DURD RWY 12LRemarks.
PIREP1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) · 52 NM NW of MN57 · 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.
PIREP1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) · 68 NM S of MN57 · 1,600 ft MSL · CRJ7
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MSP UA /OV MSP300002/TM 1153/FL016/TP CRJ7/SK OVC016/WX FV 03 SM
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP300002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1153Reported at 11:53 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV 03 SMWeather and flight visibility observed.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at MN57

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K04W reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 45%IFR 44%LIFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 70%MVFR 11%IFR 16%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 24

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.

18
57%
36
43%

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Live crosswind meter

MN57 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K04W, 3.9 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,590 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bush Field (MN57)
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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
MN57
City
Hinckley
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,050 ft
Coordinates
46.0361, -92.9880
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,590 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K04W
TAF
Nearest KBRD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bush Field (MN57)

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 Bush Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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