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East Dakota Flying Club Seaplane Base (5G3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMDS), 5G3 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near East Dakota Flying Club Seaplane Base in Madison, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMDS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

East Dakota Flying Club Seaplane Base (5G3) is a seaplane base in Madison, SD. 5G3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMDS, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 15,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFSD.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMDS, 3.9 nm away.

Wind
220° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.86"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 400 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMDS 281915Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM SCT004 14/14 A2986 RMK AO2

What changed at KMDS (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
  • Visibility improved from 4 SM to 10 SM.
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for 5G3

Based on the nearest station (KMDS), 5G3 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 1,600 ft). 5G3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFSD, about 26 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
NWFAV8 kt tail6 kt left
SE8 kt tail6 kt left

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102019Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→10 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.

5G3 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 5G3

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

PIREP1843Z (1:43 PM CDT) · 26 NM SE of 5G3 · during descent · CRJ9
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FSD UA /OV FSD095005/TM 1843/FLUNKN/TP CRJ9/SK OVC020-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD095005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1822Z (1:22 PM CDT) · 30 NM S of 5G3 · 7,000 ft MSL · A319
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FSD UA /OV FSD180010/TM 1822/FL070/TP A319/SK BASES 023 TOPS 068
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1822Reported at 18:22 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 023 TOPS 068Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) · 82 NM N of 5G3 · 37,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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LSE UA /OV 1D7/TM 1815/FL370/TP BCS3/SK TOP 400
LSE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1D7Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1815Reported at 18:15 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 400Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1739Z (12:39 PM CDT) · 94 NM N of 5G3 · 8,000 ft MSL · COL4
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ATY UA /OV ATY002034/TM 1739/FL080/TP COL4/SK SKC/TA 07/TB NEG/IC NEG
ATY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ATY002034Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1739Reported at 17:39 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP COL4Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 07Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1715Z (12:15 PM CDT) · 26 NM SE of 5G3 · during climb · F2TH
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FSD UA /OV FSD180005/TM 1715/FL025/TP F2TH/SK OVC025-TOP053/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1715Reported at 17:15 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC025-TOP053Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1541Z (10:41 AM CDT) · 21 NM SE of 5G3 · during descent · PC12
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FSD UA /OV FSD030002/TM 1541/FL020/TP PC12/SK OVC020-TOPUNK/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD030002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1541Reported at 15:41 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOPUNKSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) · 26 NM SE of 5G3 · during climb · C750
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FSD UA /OV FSD180005/TM 1515/FLUNKN/TP C750/SK OVC016-TOP025/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1515Reported at 15:15 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP C750Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1511Z (10:11 AM CDT) · 22 NM SE of 5G3 · 38,000 ft MSL · H25B
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FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 1511/FL380/TP H25B/SK TOP 390
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1511Reported at 15:11 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP H25BAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 390Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5G3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMDS reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 3%MVFR 22%IFR 19%LIFR 56%
Wind avg/max: 9/17 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 60%MVFR 11%IFR 12%LIFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 10/22 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 21

Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

NW/SE
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of East Dakota Flying Club Seaplane Base (5G3)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
Seaplane base
City
Madison
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,600 ft
Coordinates
43.9652, -97.0298
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
15,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMDS
TAF
Nearest KFSD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for East Dakota Flying Club Seaplane Base (5G3)

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