KANE METAR & TAF Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport

Minneapolis, MinnesotaElevation 912 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR23 min old

Ceiling 5,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

010@10

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

5,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-225 ft

-1,137 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0635Z (1:35 AM local) · 23 min old

KANE is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 10 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 5,000 feet AGL.

WIND

10° at 10 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 5,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

8°C / 3°C

46°F / 37°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.44 inHg

1030.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

T00790032

precise temperature 7.9°C, dew point 3.2°C

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 10° at 10 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 5,000 ft. Forecast suggests monday light rain, high near 48F, low near 39F, 92% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Light Rain" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Monday	Light Rain	48/39	NE 9 kt	–	92%
Tuesday	Light Rain Likely then Partly Sunny	61/48	SSE 13 kt	22 kt	63%
Wednesday	Rain Showers Likely	68/47	S 9 kt	–	78%
Thursday	Sunny	62/42	NNW 4 kt	–	12%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	61/47	NE 4 kt	–	49%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	62/48	SE 9 kt	–	55%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	62	SSW 4 kt	–	27%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Light Rain" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office MPX). Forecast issued 0658Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

010° at 10 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 3610 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

10 kt

CROSS

2 kt R

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

10 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

10 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

10 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 5,000 ft

09/27

Dimensions

5,000 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0991°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27271°T

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

18/36

Dimensions

4,855 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 18181°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 361°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-225 ft

Pressure altitude

392 ft

Field elevation

912 ft MSL

Temperature

8°C (46°F)

Dewpoint

3°C (37°F)

Altimeter

30.44 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2311Z 6:11 PM

Sunrise

1243Z 7:43 AM

Loggable night

2341Z (6:41 PM local) → 1212Z (7:12 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2311Z (6:11 PM local) → 1243Z (7:43 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0011Z (7:11 PM local) → 1143Z (6:43 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport is in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Field elevation 912 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerPHILIP TIEDEMAN

Manager phone763-717-0001

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKANE

SectionalTWIN CITIES

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)PRINCETON

RegionMinnesota

CountryUnited States

Coordinates45.1450, -93.2114

Distance from city10 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF132.400

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

126.5

MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP

A/D

120.625

ATIS

120.625

AWOS 3

AWOS

121.3

CLNC DEL

CLD

126.05

CTAF

121.85

GND

122.55

PRINCETON RDO

RDO

126.05

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KANE traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

27.6

AVG OPS/DAY

49.3

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 57%Unknown 24%Jet 7%Twin 5%Turboprop 4%Helicopter 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~194 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~30 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~26 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~17 landings/mo

›C310 (Twin) · ~14 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›P28A (Piston single)

›RV9 (Unknown)

›C182 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KMIC Crystal Airport

8 NM SW

VFR

KSTP Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field

14 NM SE

VFR

KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

16 NM S

VFR

KFCM Flying Cloud Airport

22 NM SW

VFR

KOEO L O Simenstad Municipal Airport

24 NM NE

VFR

KRNH New Richmond Regional Airport

29 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›100LL AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD AT LYNX SOUTH RAMP.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH ON 121.85.

›ACTVT OR INCR INTST MALSR RWY 27; REIL RWY 09, 18, & 36; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; VASI RWY 18 & 36; HIRL RWY 09/27; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. HIRL RWY 09/27 & MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST.

›WHEN ATCT IS CLSD SNOW REMOVAL OPRS MNT CTAF.

›VOLUNTARY NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. SEE ARPT WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO.

›FOR HNGR STORAGE CTC FBO.

›DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

›PHILIP.TIEDEMAN@MSPMAC.ORG.

›LDG FEE FOR TURBINE ACFT.

›JET A AVBL AT FBOS SUBJ LDG FEE CTC FBO.

›CALM WIND RWY WHEN ATCT IS CLSD.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KANE on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KANE have a METAR?

Yes. KANE has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KANE have a TAF?

When KANE issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KANE?

KANE sits at 912 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KANE?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.