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Xpoint Airport (6SD4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:53 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCUT), 6SD4 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 16 knots gusting 29, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Xpoint Airport in Edgemont, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCUT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Xpoint Airport (6SD4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Edgemont, SD at a field elevation of 3,901 ft. 6SD4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCUT, about 36 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,468 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCDR.

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VFR
Observed 1553Z (9:53 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCUT, 36.3 nm away.

Wind
240° 16 kt
gusting 29 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 41°F

Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 16 kt, gusting 29 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCUT 271553Z AUTO 24016G29KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 24032/1523 SLP121 T00890011

What changed at KCUT (nearest station)?

Since the 1453Z (8:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts increased from 24 to 29 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.90 → 29.88 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 6SD4

Based on the nearest station (KCUT), 6SD4 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 16 knots gusting 29, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 4,150 ft (field elevation 3,901 ft). 6SD4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCDR, about 41 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
30FAV5 kt head15 kt left (g27)
125 kt tail15 kt right (g27)

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6SD4 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 12/30
    3,468 × 100 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6SD4
    Wind
    12
    5 kt tailwind · 15 kt crosswind from right
    30
    5 kt headwind · 15 kt crosswind from left
    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.

24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0173316Z05Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→16 kt, ceiling 400 ft → unlimited.

6SD4 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 6SD4

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

PIREP1452Z (8:52 AM MDT) · 80 NM S of 6SD4 · 32,000 ft MSL · A21N
continuous light turbulence
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BFF UA /OV BFF258043/TM 1452/FL320/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT/RM ZDVWC-34
BFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFF258043Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1452Reported at 14:52 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZDVWC-34Remarks.
PIREP1448Z (8:48 AM MDT) · 79 NM S of 6SD4 · 100 ft MSL · C208
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BFF UA /OV KBFF/TM 1448/FL001/TP C208/SK BASE 043/RM ZDVWC-31
BFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KBFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL001Altitude: 100 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZDVWC-31Remarks.
PIREP1422Z (8:22 AM MDT) · 79 NM S of 6SD4 · 100 ft MSL · C208
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BFF UA /OV KBFF/TM 1422/FL001/TP C208/SK BASE 002/RM LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS NEAR THE FIELD ZDVWC-31
BFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KBFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1422Reported at 14:22 UTC.
FL001Altitude: 100 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS NEAR…Remarks.
PIREP1358Z (7:58 AM MDT) · 23 NM NE of 6SD4 · 40,000 ft MSL · F2TH
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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RAP UA /OV RAP200040/TM 1358/FL400/TP F2TH/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD /RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP200040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZD…Remarks.
PIREP1330Z (7:30 AM MDT) · 98 NM W of 6SD4 · during climb · C208
light chop turbulence
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CPR UA /OV CPR060015/TM 1330/FL090/TP C208/TB LGT CHOP/RM DEP CPR
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPR060015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM DEP CPRRemarks.
PIREP1327Z (7:27 AM MDT) · 79 NM S of 6SD4 · 40,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional moderate 400 turbulence
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BFF UA /OV BFF256038/TM 1327/FL400/TP B738/TB OCNL MOD 400/IC NEG/RM -ZDVWC
BFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFF256038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1327Reported at 13:27 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD 400Turbulence: occasional moderate 400.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM -ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1130Z (5:30 AM MDT) · 25 NM W of 6SD4 · 39,000 ft MSL · A333
continuous moderate turbulence
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RAP UA /OV RAP220080/TM 1130/FL390/TP A333/TB CONS MOD/RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP220080Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP A333Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MODTurbulence: continuous moderate.
RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6SD4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCUT reported mostly low IFR across 52 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 23%IFR 4%LIFR 73%
Wind avg/max: 4/16 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 71%MVFR 9%IFR 1%LIFR 20%
Wind avg/max: 6/16 kt
Max gust: 37 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

30
64%
12
36%

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Live crosswind meter

6SD4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCUT, 36 nm away.

N301216 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
15 kt
Headwind in gusts
9 kt
Crosswind in gusts
27 kt

Wind is 71° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,468 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Xpoint Airport (6SD4) with runway 12/30 marked
N ↑

Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6SD4
City
Edgemont
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
3,901 ft
Coordinates
43.1672, -103.9098
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,468 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCUT
TAF
Nearest KCDR
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Xpoint Airport (6SD4)

Community-submitted

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

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