Faulkton Municipal Airport (K3FU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K1D8), K3FU is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 14 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Faulkton Municipal Airport in Faulkton, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K1D8): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Faulkton Municipal Airport (K3FU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Faulkton, SD at a field elevation of 1,571 ft. K3FU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K1D8, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,249 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K1D8, 26.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 14 kt, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR K1D8 280935Z AUTO 16014KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 09/09 A2990 RMK AO2
What changed at K1D8 (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Drizzle ended (DZ).
Current pilot readout for K3FU
Based on the nearest station (K1D8), K3FU is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 14 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,571 ft). K3FU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABR, about 39 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 | 3,249 ft | ASP | 13 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 31 | 3,249 ft | ASP | 13 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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K3FU 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 13/313,249 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3FUWind
- 13
- 13 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 13 kt tailwind · 5 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 4→14 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 200 ft.
K3FU weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K3FU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K1D8 reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 61 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 53%
- 31
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
K3FU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K1D8, 27 nm away.
Wind is 22° 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
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3FU
- City
- Faulkton
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,571 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.0303, -99.1126
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,249 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K1D8
- TAF
- Nearest KABR
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 35m
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