// Station · 25m ago
KFSD
Sioux Falls Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 1,429 FT
43.5855°N / 96.7412°W
LOCATION · Sioux Falls, US
WIND
180°3 kt
KFSD · 1,429 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 21
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 180°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles 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 KFSD 111356Z 18003KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02560211
KFSD · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 180° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
180°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
03
HDG 030°
—CALM
——
9,000'
21
HDG 210°
—CALM
——
9,000'
15
HDG 150°
—CALM
——
8,000'
33
HDG 330°
—CALM
——
8,000'
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
3,151'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
3,151'
Pattern altitude: 2,429 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 +13°C
2,800FT
+1,371 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,429 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT1,267 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO
(Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
10:57ZSUNRISE
18:33ZSOLAR NOON
02:09ZSUNSET
02:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 48m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:44Z (12h 23m)
DAY LENGTH15h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:21Z
MOONSET23:34Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLYV
VFR
Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport · Luverne
- WIND
- 170° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
KMDS
VFR
Madison Municipal Airport · Madison
- WIND
- 190° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KPQN
VFR
Pipestone Municipal Airport · Pipestone
- WIND
- 200° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KBKX
VFR
Brookings Regional Airport · Brookings
- WIND
- 180° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW002
- DIST
- 43 NM N
- AGE
- 14m ago
KSXK
VFR
Sioux County Regional Airport · Maurice
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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