Johnson Seaplane Base (MY86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCFE), MY86 is currently LIFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Johnson Seaplane Base in Rockford, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCFE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Johnson Seaplane Base (MY86) is a seaplane base in Rockford, MN. MY86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCFE, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (18W, 36W), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSTC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCFE, 4.4 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 kt, visibility 2 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.
METAR KCFE 281055Z AUTO 13004KT 2SM BR OVC003 10/10 A3002 RMK AO2
What changed at KCFE (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Precipitation ended (UP).
Current pilot readout for MY86
Based on the nearest station (KCFE), MY86 is currently LIFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 970 ft). MY86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSTC, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18WFAV | 4,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 36W | 4,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 8→4 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 300 ft.
MY86 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of MY86
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MSP UA /OV ANE/TM 1044/FLDURD/TP C310/SK B016
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ANELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1044Reported at 10:44 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP C310Aircraft type reporting.SK B016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MSP UA /OV MSP320015/TM 0943/FL046/TP C402/SK B015 OVC T046/TA 12/IC NEG
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSP320015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0943Reported at 09:43 UTC.FL046Altitude: 4,600 ft MSL.TP C402Aircraft type reporting.SK B015 OVC T046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 12Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at MY86
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCFE reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18W/36W
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- MY86
- City
- Rockford
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 970 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.1508, -93.7400
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCFE
- TAF
- Nearest KSTC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Johnson Seaplane Base (MY86)
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