Bowdle Municipal Airport (5P3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K0D8), 5P3 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Bowdle Municipal Airport in Bowdle, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K0D8): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bowdle Municipal Airport (5P3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bowdle, SD at a field elevation of 1,963 ft. 5P3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K0D8, about 30 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMBG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K0D8, 29.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.84 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR K0D8 280935Z AUTO 15007KT 6SM BR OVC110 06/06 A2984 RMK A01
What changed at K0D8 (nearest station)?
Since the 0910Z (4:10 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Visibility improved from 5 SM to 6 SM.
Current pilot readout for 5P3
Based on the nearest station (K0D8), 5P3 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 1,963 ft). 5P3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMBG, about 32 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 3,600 ft | TURF-F | 7 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 31 | 3,600 ft | TURF-F | 7 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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5P3 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 13/313,600 × 150 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5P3Wind
- 13
- 7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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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 0→7 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 11,000 ft.
5P3 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5P3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K0D8 reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 61 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 64%
- 31
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
5P3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K0D8, 30 nm away.
Wind is 7° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 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
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8SD
- City
- Bowdle
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,963 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.4394, -99.6751
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K0D8
- TAF
- Nearest KMBG
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 36m
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