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White River Municipal Airport (7Q7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSUO), 7Q7 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 8 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

White River Municipal Airport (7Q7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around White River, SD at a field elevation of 2,151 ft. 7Q7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSUO, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVTN.

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VFR
Observed 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSUO, 18.8 nm away.

Wind
300° 8 kt
gusting 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.92"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 kt, gusting 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSUO 281555Z AUTO 30008G13KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A2992 RMK AO2

What changed at KSUO (nearest station)?

Since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 13 kt.

Current pilot readout for 7Q7

Based on the nearest station (KSUO), 7Q7 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 8 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 2,151 ft). 7Q7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVTN, about 43 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
30FAV8 kt head1 kt left (g2)
128 kt tail1 kt right (g2)

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7Q7 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
    3,000 × 150 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7Q7
    Wind
    12
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    30
    8 kt headwind · 1 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
0142916Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 16→8 kt, ceiling 600 ft → unlimited.

7Q7 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 7Q7

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

PIREP1552Z (10:52 AM CDT) · 100 NM NW of 7Q7 · 44,000 ft MSL · E545
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PIR UA /OV DPR/TM 1552/FL440/TP E545/TB NEG
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL440Altitude: 44,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1525Z (10:25 AM CDT) · 56 NM NE of 7Q7 · 5,000 ft MSL · CL35
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PIR UA /OV PIR/TM 1525/FL050/TP CL35/SK SKC/IC NEG
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1525Reported at 15:25 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1430Z (9:30 AM CDT) · 43 NM S of 7Q7 · during descent · B350
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VTN UA /OV VTN/TM 1430/FL074/TP B350/TA M17/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAV 21 INTO KVTN ZDVWC-31
VTN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VTNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1430Reported at 14:30 UTC.
FL074Altitude: 7,400 ft MSL.
TP B350Aircraft type reporting.
TA M17Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD RNAV 21 INTO KVTN ZD…Remarks.
PIREP1346Z (8:46 AM CDT) · 43 NM S of 7Q7 · during climb · C402
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VTN UA /OV VTN/TM 1346/FL082/TP C402/TA 12/IC NEG/RM DURC OFF KVTN ZDVWC
VTN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VTNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.
FL082Altitude: 8,200 ft MSL.
TP C402Aircraft type reporting.
TA 12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC OFF KVTN ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1341Z (8:41 AM CDT) · 52 NM W of 7Q7 · 16,000 ft MSL · B190
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RAP UA /OV RAP090050/TM 1341/FL160/TP B190/TA M05/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-31
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP090050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1341Reported at 13:41 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-31Remarks.
PIREP1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) · 70 NM N of 7Q7 · 34,000 ft MSL · B763
occasional light chop turbulence
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PIR UA /OV PIR350015/TM 1235/FL340/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIR350015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1235Reported at 12:35 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) · 98 NM E of 7Q7 · 30,000 ft MSL · C560
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HON UA /OV HON200030/TM 1155/FL300/TP C560/TB NEG
HON UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HON200030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1155Reported at 11:55 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7Q7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSUO reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 1%IFR 7%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 8/16 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 66%MVFR 5%IFR 15%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 9/19 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 32

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

12
68%
30
32%

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Live crosswind meter

7Q7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSUO, 19 nm away.

N30128 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt
Headwind in gusts
13 kt
Crosswind in gusts
2 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of White River Municipal Airport (7Q7) 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

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7Q7
City
White River
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
2,151 ft
Coordinates
43.5608, -100.7436
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSUO
TAF
Nearest KVTN
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for White River Municipal Airport (7Q7)

Community-submitted

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

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