KSGS METAR South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field

South St Paul, MinnesotaElevation 821 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR9 min old

Ceiling 5,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

010@7

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

5,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-110 ft

-931 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0655Z (1:55 AM local) · 9 min old

KSGS is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 7 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 5,000 feet AGL.

WIND

10° at 7 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 5,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

10°C / 0°C

50°F / 32°F. 10°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.45 inHg

1031.2 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

T00980000

precise temperature 9.8°C, dew point 0.0°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 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 5,000 ft. Forecast suggests monday light rain, high near 49F, low near 40F, 85% 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

Friday: Chance Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Light Rain	49/40	NE 9 kt	–	85%
Tuesday	Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	63/52	SSE 13 kt	–	54%
Wednesday	Chance Rain Showers	68/48	SSW 9 kt	–	59%
Thursday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	63/46	N 4 kt	–	20%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	65/50	E 4 kt	–	64%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	64/49	SE 9 kt	–	64%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	60	NW 9 kt	–	16%

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 0604Z.

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

1 runway · 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 7 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 346 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

3 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

1 runway · longest 4,002 ft

16/34

Dimensions

4,002 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 16162°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34342°T

ILSLOC/DME

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

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

-110 ft

Pressure altitude

291 ft

Field elevation

821 ft MSL

Temperature

10°C (50°F)

Dewpoint

0°C (32°F)

Altimeter

30.45 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

1241Z 7:41 AM

Loggable night

2341Z (6:41 PM local) → 1211Z (7:11 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2311Z (6:11 PM local) → 1241Z (7:41 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0011Z (7:11 PM local) → 1141Z (6:41 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

South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field is in South St Paul, Minnesota. Field elevation 821 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerANDREW WALL

Manager phone651-554-3350

AttendedALL MON-SAT, 0830–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSGS

SectionalTWIN CITIES

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)PRINCETON

RegionMinnesota

CountryUnited States

Coordinates44.8571, -93.0329

Distance from city2 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · UL94

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

Traffic pattern alt900 ft MSL

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

121.2

MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP

A/D

119.425

AWOS 3

AWOS

118.2

CLNC DEL

CLD

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KSGS 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

33.3

AVG OPS/DAY

45.9

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 68%Unknown 26%Turboprop 3%Helicopter 2%Twin 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~106 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~87 landings/mo

›RV12 (Unknown) · ~49 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~46 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~16 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›RV12 (Unknown)

›C150 (Piston single)

›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.

KSTP Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field

5 NM N

VFR

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

8 NM W

VFR

KFCM Flying Cloud Airport

18 NM W

VFR

KMIC Crystal Airport

18 NM NW

VFR

KSYN Stanton Airfield

23 NM S

VFR

KRNH New Richmond Regional Airport

27 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH AT 612-713-4016.

›FQT HOP OVR MISSISSIPPI RIVER EAST OF ARPT BLW 2200 FT MSL.

›FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.

›CALM WIND RWY.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 34; ACTVT OR INCR INTST PAPI RWY 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST.

›EXTDD TFC PAT OPS NORTH OF ARPT MAY CONFLICT WITH STP ARPT CLASS D ASP - CTC STP ATCT 119.1.

›WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KSGS on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSGS have a METAR?

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

Does KSGS have a TAF?

When KSGS 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 KSGS?

KSGS sits at 821 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSGS?

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.