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US-0052 Weather Joyner Airport

Monticello, MinnesotaElevation 940 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMIC · 16 NM S · 17 min old
Ceiling 5,500 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMIC
WIND
360@9
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
5,500 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 350° at 8 kt, visibility 9 SM, temperature 6.2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday light rain likely, high near 47F, low near 37F, 95% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Light Rain Likely 47/37 NE 9 kt – 95%
Tuesday Rain Likely then Partly Sunny 59/49 SSE 13 kt – 69%
Wednesday Chance Rain Showers 66/44 SW 9 kt – 49%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 61/42 NNW 4 kt – 13%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 63/48 E 4 kt – 62% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 62/47 SE 9 kt – 62%
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 59 NW 9 kt – 19%

Source: National Weather Service (office MPX). Forecast issued 0513Z.

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
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-0052. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
940 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2312Z 6:12 PM
Sunrise
1244Z 7:44 AM
Loggable night
2342Z (6:42 PM local) → 1214Z (7:14 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2312Z (6:12 PM local) → 1244Z (7:44 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0012Z (7:12 PM local) → 1144Z (6:44 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

Joyner Airport is in Monticello, Minnesota. Field elevation 940 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-0052
RegionMinnesota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.3166, -93.4719
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-0052 traffic patterns

2026-07-19 to 2026-07-21, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 2 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C152 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›B06 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo
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

US-0052 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMIC (16 NM S, VFR).

KMIC Crystal Airport
16 NM S
VFR
KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
28 NM S
VFR
KSTC Saint Cloud Regional Airport
28 NM NW
VFR
KSTP Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field
29 NM SE
VFR
KFCM Flying Cloud Airport
29 NM S
VFR
KOEO L O Simenstad Municipal Airport
33 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-0052 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-0052 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-0052. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-0052 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-0052. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-0052?
US-0052 sits at 940 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-0052?
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.