// Station · 31m ago
K8D3
Sisseton Municipal Airport
CAT —
WIND 130° / 20 kt G26
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 27.8°C / 12.2°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 1,161 FT
45.6699°N / 96.9942°W
LOCATION · Sisseton, US
WIND
130°20 kt
K8D3 · 1,161 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/20G26
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 12
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with strong winds at 130°/20 kt, gusting 26. Visibility unreported and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K8D3 301856Z AUTO 13020G26KT 28/12 A2991 RMK AO1 PK WND 14030/1809 SLP111 T02780122
K8D3 · day 30 at 18:56 UTC · wind from 130° at 20 kt, gusts to 26 kt · temp 28°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1011.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 20 ktG26
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
130°20G26 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
16★
HDG 160°
H17 kt
X10 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,400'
04
HDG 040°
H0 kt
X20 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 77%
22
HDG 220°
H0 kt
X20 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 77%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
34
HDG 340°
T17 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,161 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +15°C
3,000FT
+1,839 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,161 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT1,167 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR
(Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:44ZSUNRISE
18:26ZSOLAR NOON
02:09ZSUNSET
02:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 41m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:46Z (7h 18m)
DAY LENGTH15h 24m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:11Z
MOONSET13:35Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KETH
VFR
Wheaton Municipal Airport · Lake Valley Township
- WIND
- 130° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
K1D1
VFR
Milbank Municipal Airport · Milbank
- WIND
- 120° / 22 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 32 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KVVV
VFR
Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field · Ortonville
- WIND
- 120° / 18 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 32 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KBTN
VFR
Britton Municipal Airport · Britton
- WIND
- 120° / 17 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
KBWP
VFR
Harry Stern Airport · Wahpeton
- WIND
- 140° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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