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US-7769 Weather Landing Zone X-1 Heliport

Fort Ripley, MinnesotaElevation 1,145 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBRD · 21 NM NE · 14 min old
Ceiling 10,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBRD
WIND
010@3
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
10,000 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 calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 5C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday mostly cloudy then chance light rain, high near 45F, low near 32F, 99% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain 45/32 NE 9 kt – 99%
Tuesday Rain then Mostly Cloudy 52/43 SSE 13 kt – 82%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 61/37 SW 9 kt – 35%
Thursday Sunny 57/38 NW 4 kt – 9%
Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 59/42 ENE 4 kt – 41%
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 58/41 ESE 9 kt – 54% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 56 NW 4 kt – 15%

Source: National Weather Service (office MPX). Forecast issued 0607Z.

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-7769. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,145 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2314Z 6:14 PM
Sunrise
1249Z 7:49 AM
Loggable night
2345Z (6:45 PM local) → 1218Z (7:18 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2314Z (6:14 PM local) → 1249Z (7:49 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0014Z (7:14 PM local) → 1149Z (6:49 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

Landing Zone X-1 Heliport is in Fort Ripley, Minnesota. Field elevation 1,145 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-7769
RegionMinnesota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates46.0928, -94.3501
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-7769 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBRD (21 NM NE, VFR).

KBRD Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
21 NM NE
VFR
KSTC Saint Cloud Regional Airport
35 NM S
VFR
KAXN Chandler Field
46 NM W
VFR
KPKD Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field
57 NM NW
VFR
KBDH Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006)
67 NM SW
VFR
KBBB Benson Municipal Airport
71 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-7769 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-7769 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-7769. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-7769 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-7769. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-7769?
US-7769 sits at 1,145 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-7769?
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.