Groton Municipal Airport (2E6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KABR), 2E6 is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 14 knots, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Groton Municipal Airport in Groton, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KABR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Groton Municipal Airport (2E6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Groton, SD at a field elevation of 1,310 ft. 2E6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KABR, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KABR, 14.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 14 kt, visibility 3/4 statute mile, sky obscured at 200 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KABR 280953Z AUTO 16014KT 3/4SM BR VV002 08/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP125 T00830083 $
What changed at KABR (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.92 → 29.88 inHg.
- Mist began (BR).
- Fog ended (FG).
Current pilot readout for 2E6
Based on the nearest station (KABR), 2E6 is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 14 knots, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 1,310 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,500 ft | TURF | 13 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 13 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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2E6 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,500 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 2E6Wind
- 18
- 13 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 13 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→14 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 200 ft.
2E6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 2E6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0446/FL021/TP E170/SK OVC021-TOP030/RM DURD ILS RWY 18
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0446Reported at 04:46 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC021-TOP030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 2E6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KABR reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 48 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 52%
- 18
- 48%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0530Z (12:30 AM CDT)
TAF KABR 280530Z 2806/2906 17007KT 3SM BCFG SKC TEMPO 2806/2808 BKN010 FM280900 17008KT 1/2SM FG BKN004 FM281600 21009KT 2SM BR OVC004 PROB30 2816/2818 1SM -RA BR OVC001 FM281800 26008KT P6SM OVC015 FM282100 28005KT P6SM FEW240
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Live crosswind meter
2E6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KABR, 15 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2E6
- City
- Groton
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,310 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.5340, -98.0940
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KABR
- TAF
- Nearest KABR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Groton Municipal Airport (2E6)
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