Johnson's Sea Landing Seaplane Base (MY76) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCQM), MY76 is currently MVFR with winds from 210° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Johnson's Sea Landing Seaplane Base in Tower, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCQM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Johnson's Sea Landing Seaplane Base (MY76) is a seaplane base in Tower, MN. MY76 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCQM, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04W, 22W), the longest 5,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHIB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCQM, 12.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,700 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,700 ft.
METAR KCQM 280955Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM OVC017 07/07 A2999 RMK AO2
What changed at KCQM (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MY76
Based on the nearest station (KCQM), MY76 is currently MVFR with winds from 210° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,700 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 1,300 ft). MY76 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHIB, about 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04WFAV | 5,600 ft | Water | 4 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| 22W | 5,600 ft | Water | 4 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling 3,600 ft → 1,700 ft.
MY76 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at MY76
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCQM reported mostly IFR across 72 observations, with 21 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04W/22W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- MY76
- City
- Tower
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,300 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.8561, -92.3917
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCQM
- TAF
- Nearest KHIB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 46m
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Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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