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Lutgen Airport (20SD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:56 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KBKX), 20SD is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,100 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Lutgen Airport in White, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBKX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lutgen Airport (20SD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around White, SD at a field elevation of 1,764 ft. 20SD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBKX, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,422 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATY.

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MVFR
Observed 2256Z (5:56 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBKX, 15.9 nm away.

Wind
180° 12 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,100 ft
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 40°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,100 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,100 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBKX 272256Z AUTO 18012G20KT 10SM OVC011 08/06 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00780061

Current pilot readout for 20SD

Based on the nearest station (KBKX), 20SD is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,100 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,764 ft). 20SD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATY, about 39 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV12 kt head0 kt
3612 kt tail0 kt

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20SD runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 18/36
    1,422 × 60 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 20SD
    Wind
    18
    12 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    36
    12 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

20SD weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 20SD

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2250Z (5:50 PM CDT) · 59 NM E of 20SD · 37,000 ft MSL · B752
continuous light chop turbulence
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RWF UA /OV RWF/TM 2250/FL370/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP
RWF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2250Reported at 22:50 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP2222Z (5:22 PM CDT) · 94 NM E of 20SD · 4,000 ft MSL · BE36
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HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 2222/FL040/TP BE36/SK UNKN023-TOP033/TA 15/IC NEG
HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2222Reported at 22:22 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BE36Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN023-TOP033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2146Z (4:46 PM CDT) · 94 NM E of 20SD · during climb · P28A
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HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 2146/FL050/TP P28A/SK BASE 010 TOP 032/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2146Reported at 21:46 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 010 TOP 032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2139Z (4:39 PM CDT) · 98 NM NW of 20SD · during descent · P46T
trace clear icing
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 2139/FL045/TP P46T/SK TOP 044 BASE 021/WX -RA/TA 00/IC TRACE CLR/RM DURD
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2139Reported at 21:39 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP P46TAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 044 BASE 021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE CLRIcing: trace clear.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2051Z (3:51 PM CDT) · 49 NM S of 20SD · 33,000 ft MSL · A21N
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FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 2051/FL330/TP A21N/TB NEG
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2051Reported at 20:51 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2047Z (3:47 PM CDT) · 16 NM SW of 20SD · during climb · TBM9
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BKX UA /OV BKX/TM 2047/FL042/TP TBM9/SK UNKN-TOP042/TA UNKN/IC NEG/RM DURC
BKX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BKXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2047Reported at 20:47 UTC.
FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2045Z (3:45 PM CDT) · 42 NM S of 20SD · 3,100 ft MSL · CRJ9
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FSD UA /OV FSD030008/TM 2045/FL031/TP CRJ9/SK OVC025-TOP031
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD030008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2045Reported at 20:45 UTC.
FL031Altitude: 3,100 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC025-TOP031Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) · 58 NM S of 20SD · during climb · E170
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FSD UA /OV FSD150010/TM 1955/FL030/TP E170/SK OVC025-TOP030/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD150010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC025-TOP030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 20SD

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 7%IFR 10%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 9/25 kt
Max gust: 32 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
62%
36
38%

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Live crosswind meter

20SD has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBKX, 16 nm away.

N183612 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Headwind in gusts
20 kt
Crosswind in gusts
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,422 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lutgen Airport (20SD)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
20SD
City
White
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,764 ft
Coordinates
44.4489, -96.5058
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,422 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBKX
TAF
Nearest KATY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
14m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lutgen Airport (20SD)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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