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Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport (Y63) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 8:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, Y63 is currently LIFR with winds from 140° at 11 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport in Elbow Lake, MN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport (Y63) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elbow Lake, MN at a field elevation of 1,206 ft. Y63 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,401 ft.

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LIFR
Observed 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
140° 11 kt
Visibility
4 sm
Ceiling
400 ft
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
49°F / 10°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 11 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, broken clouds at 400 ft, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 10°C (49°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KY63 281335Z AUTO 14011KT 4SM BR BKN004 OVC008 10/09 A2993 RMK AO2 T00950085

What changed at Y63?

Since the 1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from IFR to LIFR.
  • Ceiling dropped from 700 ft to 400 ft.
  • Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 4 SM.
  • Mist began (BR).

Current pilot readout for Y63

Y63 is currently LIFR with winds from 140° at 11 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,206 ft). Y63 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAXN, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14FAV11 kt head0 kt
3211 kt tail0 kt

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Y63 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 14/32
    3,401 × 60 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at Y63
    Wind
    14
    11 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    32
    11 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
091713Z01Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→11 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 400 ft.

Y63 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 Y63

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

PIREP1352Z (8:52 AM CDT) · 66 NM NW of Y63 · during descent · BE20
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1352/FL017/TP BE20/SK OVC017/IC NEG/RM DURD RY18 FAR
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1352Reported at 13:52 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD RY18 FARRemarks.
PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 66 NM NW of Y63 · 2,800 ft MSL · BE99
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1330/FL028/TP BE99/SK OVC015-TOP028
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1306Z (8:06 AM CDT) · 66 NM NW of Y63 · 2,600 ft MSL · C408
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1306/FL026/TP C408/SK OVC014-TOP026
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.
FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP026Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1239Z (7:39 AM CDT) · 66 NM NW of Y63 · during descent · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1239/FL014/TP B190/SK OVC014-TOPUNKN/RM DURD ILS RWY 18
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1239Reported at 12:39 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.
PIREP1207Z (7:07 AM CDT) · 66 NM NW of Y63 · 2,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1207/FL025/TP B190/SK OVC-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1205Z (7:05 AM CDT) · 66 NM NW of Y63 · 3,500 ft MSL · B190
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1205/FL035/TP B190/SK OVC011-TOP022/IC NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) · 81 NM E of Y63 · 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.
PIREP1117Z (6:17 AM CDT) · 66 NM NW of Y63 · during descent · B752
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1117/FL015/TP B752/SK OVC015-TOP019/RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINAL
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1117Reported at 11:17 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMC UNITL 6 MILE FINALRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at Y63

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, Y63 reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 1%MVFR 63%IFR 19%LIFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 6/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 12%IFR 7%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 8/25 kt
Max gust: 32 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
66%
32
34%

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Live Y63 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by Y63's own weather station.

N143211 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,401 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport (Y63) with runway 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Mon-Fri 0700-1800 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KY63
FAA LID
Y63
City
Elbow Lake
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,206 ft
Coordinates
45.9847, -95.9917
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,401 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KAXN
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 24m

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Pilot PIREPs for Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport (Y63)

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 Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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