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Sturgis Municipal Airport (K49B) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 27, K49B is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Sturgis Municipal Airport (K49B) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sturgis, SD at a field elevation of 3,255 ft. K49B reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 11/29), the longest 5,100 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1635Z (10:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
350° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.86"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 42°F

Wind from the north (350°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K49B 271635Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A2986 RMK AO2

What changed at K49B?

Since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind shifted from 290° to 350° (60°).

Current pilot readout for K49B

K49B is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (29). Density altitude is approximately 3,250 ft (field elevation 3,255 ft). K49B does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRAP, about 26 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
29FAV4 kt head4 kt right
052 kt head6 kt left
232 kt tail6 kt right
114 kt tail4 kt left

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

K49B 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 05/23
    3,580 × 120 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K49B
    Wind
    05
    2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    23
    2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 11/29
    5,100 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K49B
    Wind
    11
    4 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    29
    4 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    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
0142816Z03Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→6 kt, ceiling 300 ft → unlimited.

K49B 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 K49B

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

PIREP1602Z (10:02 AM MDT) · 81 NM NE of K49B · 38,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light to moderate turbulence
Show raw report
HEI UA /OV DPR/TM 1602/FL380/TP B738/TB CONS LGT-MOD
HEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1602Reported at 16:02 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MODTurbulence: continuous light to moderate.
PIREP1601Z (10:01 AM MDT) · 77 NM E of K49B · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous moderate chop turbulence
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PHP UA /OV PHP/TM 1601/FL370/TP B738/TB CONS MOD CHOP
PHP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PHPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1601Reported at 16:01 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous moderate chop.
PIREP1358Z (7:58 AM MDT) · 60 NM S of K49B · 40,000 ft MSL · F2TH
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1130Z (5:30 AM MDT) · 89 NM SW of K49B · 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 K49B

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K49B reported mostly low IFR across 63 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 13%MVFR 2%IFR 13%LIFR 73%
Wind avg/max: 13/19 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 72%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 23%
Wind avg/max: 9/19 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 8

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.

11
54%
29
34%
05
6%
23
6%

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Live K49B Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K49B's own weather station.

N29116 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 47° off runway 29, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sturgis Municipal Airport (K49B) with runway 05/23, 11/29 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23, 11/29 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 · Jet A
Attended
Daily DALGT local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K49B
FAA LID
49B
City
Sturgis
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
3,255 ft
Coordinates
44.4180, -103.3750
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,100 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KRAP
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sturgis Municipal Airport (K49B)

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

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