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Milbank Municipal Airport (K1D1) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:30 PM CDT, Oct 27, K1D1 is currently MVFR with winds from 210° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Milbank Municipal Airport in Milbank, SD, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Milbank Municipal Airport (K1D1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Milbank, SD at a field elevation of 1,118 ft. K1D1 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (07/25, 13/31), the longest 4,000 ft.

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MVFR
Observed 2130Z (4:30 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
210° 11 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,800 ft
Altimeter
29.97"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 45°F

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,800 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K1D1 272130Z AUTO 21011KT 10SM OVC018 10/08 A2997 RMK AO2

What changed at K1D1?

Since the 2110Z (4:10 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2110Z (4:10 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K1D1

K1D1 is currently MVFR with winds from 210° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 1,118 ft). K1D1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATY, about 31 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
25FAV8 kt head7 kt left
133 kt head11 kt right
313 kt tail11 kt left
078 kt tail7 kt right

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

K1D1 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 07/25
    3,586 × 155 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K1D1
    Wind
    07
    8 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    25
    8 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 13/31
    4,000 × 60 ft · CONC-E
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K1D1
    Wind
    13
    3 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    31
    3 kt tailwind · 11 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
0102021Z08Z21Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→11 kt, ceiling 2,400 ft → 1,800 ft.

K1D1 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 K1D1

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

PIREP2149Z (4:49 PM CDT) · 66 NM N of K1D1 · 36,000 ft MSL · BCS3
occasional light chop turbulence
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 2149/FL360/TP BCS3/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2149Reported at 21:49 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP2148Z (4:48 PM CDT) · 100 NM N of K1D1 · during climb · BE20
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DTL UA /OV DTL/TM 2148/FL050/TP BE20/SK BASE 031 TOP 045/TA 8/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
DTL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DTLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2148Reported at 21:48 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 031 TOP 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 8Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2146Z (4:46 PM CDT) · 95 NM E of K1D1 · during climb · P28A
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HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 2146/FL050/TP P28A/SK BASE 010 TOP 032/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2146Reported at 21:46 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 010 TOP 032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2139Z (4:39 PM CDT) · 77 NM W of K1D1 · during descent · P46T
trace clear icing
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 2139/FL045/TP P46T/SK TOP 044 BASE 021/WX -RA/TA 00/IC TRACE CLR/RM DURD
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2139Reported at 21:39 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP P46TAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 044 BASE 021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE CLRIcing: trace clear.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2124Z (4:24 PM CDT) · 86 NM NE of K1D1 · 24,000 ft MSL · PC12
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AXN UA /OV AXN360020/TM 2124/FL240/TP PC12/TB NEG
AXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AXN360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2124Reported at 21:24 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2051Z (3:51 PM CDT) · 95 NM S of K1D1 · 33,000 ft MSL · A21N
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FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 2051/FL330/TP A21N/TB NEG
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2051Reported at 20:51 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2047Z (3:47 PM CDT) · 57 NM S of K1D1 · during climb · TBM9
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BKX UA /OV BKX/TM 2047/FL042/TP TBM9/SK UNKN-TOP042/TA UNKN/IC NEG/RM DURC
BKX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BKXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2047Reported at 20:47 UTC.
FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2045Z (3:45 PM CDT) · 89 NM S of K1D1 · 3,100 ft MSL · CRJ9
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FSD UA /OV FSD030008/TM 2045/FL031/TP CRJ9/SK OVC025-TOP031
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD030008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2045Reported at 20:45 UTC.
FL031Altitude: 3,100 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC025-TOP031Sky 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 K1D1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K1D1 reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 62 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 37%IFR 16%LIFR 47%
Wind avg/max: 8/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 7%IFR 4%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 8/22 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

31
44%
13
29%
25
16%
07
11%

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Live K1D1 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K1D1's own weather station.

N250711 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 42° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

Turf · 3,586 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Milbank Municipal Airport (K1D1) with runway 07/25, 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 07/25, 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

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Mon-Fri 0900-1500 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K1D1
FAA LID
1D1
City
Milbank
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,118 ft
Coordinates
45.2305, -96.5660
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KATY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
1h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Milbank Municipal Airport (K1D1)

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 Milbank Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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