KBDH/ILL METAR Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006)

Willmar, MinnesotaElevation 1,126 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR4 min old

Ceiling 5,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

020@9

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

5,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-238 ft

-1,364 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0455Z (11:55 PM local) · 4 min old

KBDH is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 9 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 5,000 feet AGL.

WIND

20° at 9 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 5,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

6°C / 4°C

43°F / 39°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.48 inHg

1032.2 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO FEW OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

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 20° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 5,000 ft. Forecast suggests tonight chance light rain, low near 39F, 54% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast. 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.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Chance Light Rain	39	NE 9 kt	–	54%
Monday	Rain	44/40	ENE 13 kt	–	94%
Tuesday	Rain	57/45	S 13 kt	–	76%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	64/41	SW 9 kt	–	38%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	60/42	NNE 4 kt	–	11%
Friday	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	63/46	E 9 kt	–	57%
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	61/44	SE 9 kt	–	57%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	59	NW 9 kt	–	17%

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 0458Z.

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

020° at 9 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 039 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

9 kt

CROSS

2 kt L

BEST

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

8 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

8 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

9 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt R

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 5,500 ft

13/31

Dimensions

5,500 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 13130°T

ILSLOC/GS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

RWY 31310°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

03/21

Dimensions

2,980 x 250 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 0335°T

RWY 21215°T

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

-238 ft

Pressure altitude

566 ft

Field elevation

1,126 ft MSL

Temperature

6°C (43°F)

Dewpoint

4°C (39°F)

Altimeter

30.48 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

2319Z 6:19 PM

Sunrise

1250Z 7:50 AM

Loggable night

2349Z (6:49 PM local) → 1220Z (7:20 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2319Z (6:19 PM local) → 1250Z (7:50 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0019Z (7:19 PM local) → 1150Z (6:50 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

Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006) is in Willmar, Minnesota. Field elevation 1,126 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerERIC RUDNINGEN

Manager phone320-894-1872

AttendedDaily, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBDH / ILL

SectionalTWIN CITIES

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)PRINCETON

RegionMinnesota

CountryUnited States

Coordinates45.1176, -95.1323

Distance from city2 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

Traffic pattern alt974 ft MSL

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBDH traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 61 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

6.6

AVG OPS/DAY

8.7

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 45%Unknown 16%Helicopter 14%Jet 12%Turboprop 8%Twin 4%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›A119 (Helicopter) · ~15 landings/mo

›M20P (Piston single) · ~8 landings/mo

›C185 (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›AC95 (Unknown) · ~4 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›A119 (Helicopter)

›M20P (Piston single)

›LJ45 (Jet)

›BT36 (Unknown)

›BE9L (Turboprop)

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.

KBBB Benson Municipal Airport

25 NM NW

VFR

KMVE Montevideo Chippewa County Airport

26 NM W

VFR

KRWF Redwood Falls Municipal Airport

34 NM S

VFR

KMOX Morris Municipal Airport Charlie Schmidt Field

44 NM NW

VFR

KAXN Chandler Field

46 NM N

VFR

KMML Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field

50 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR TSNT HNGR CALL FBO AT 320-214-9669.

›NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.

›200 FT UNUSBL PAVEMENT BYD RWY, BOTH ENDS.

›ABNDD ARPT 1 NM EAST.

›FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

›ACTVT OR INCR INTST MALSR RWY 13; REIL RWY 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; HIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. HIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST SS-SR.

›AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.

›FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL FBO AT 320-214-9669.

›YELLOW CONES.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KBDH on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBDH have a METAR?

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

Does KBDH have a TAF?

When KBDH 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 KBDH?

KBDH sits at 1,126 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBDH?

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.

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