Mankato Regional
MKT · KMKT · Mankato, Minnesota · Blue Earth County · map
Mankato Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Mankato, 5 miles northeast of Mankato, Minnesota, 1,021 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 6,600 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KMKT · observed 1:56 pm CDT (18:56 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.81 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMKT 061856Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP091 T02670128
TAF KMKT 061720Z 0618/0718 23013G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM062000 27011KT P6SM SKC FM070000 31004KT P6SM SKC FM071600 28006KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MKT · ICAO KMKT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Mankato
- Elevation
- 1,021 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 8:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1971
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 6,600 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 4,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 33: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Mkt and aWOS-3PT | 118.175 | |
| Mankato and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.0 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 507-625-3726.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Mankato from the FAA register
107 aircraft are registered to owners in Mankato, Minnesota: 79 piston singles, 13 piston twins, 5 drones, 4 turboprops, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 14 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Deer and migratory waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 33; runway end identifier lights runway 04, 15 and 22; PAPI runway 04, 15, 22 and 33; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; high-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude 2000 feet above sea level (LT traffic) for light aircraft, 2500 feet above sea level (LT traffic) for turbine aircraft and 2000 feet above sea level (RT traffic) for rotorcraft aircraft.
- Calm wind runway.
- Intensive flight training.
- The FBO (fixed-base operator) available on 123.5.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.