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Arlington Municipal Airport (3A9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 3A9 right now.

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

Arlington Municipal Airport (3A9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Arlington, SD at a field elevation of 1,818 ft. 3A9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBKX, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 14/32), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATY.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBKX, 14.2 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

Current pilot readout for 3A9

A current METAR is not available for 3A9 right now. The nearest reporting station is KBKX. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04--
14--
22--
32--

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3A9 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 04/22
    2,400 × 250 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3A9
    Wind
    04
    no steady wind
    22
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 14/32
    3,000 × 250 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3A9
    Wind
    14
    no steady wind
    32
    no steady wind
    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.

3A9 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at 3A9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

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

Last 7 days
VFR 70%MVFR 9%IFR 13%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 9/25 kt
Max gust: 32 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
47%
32
22%
04
18%
22
13%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Arlington Municipal Airport (3A9) with runway 04/22, 14/32 marked
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Runway 04/22, 14/32 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
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Glider service · Glider towing
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3A9
City
Arlington
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,818 ft
Coordinates
44.3931, -97.1234
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBKX
TAF
Nearest KATY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
13h 28m

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Pilot PIREPs for Arlington Municipal Airport (3A9)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Arlington Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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