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Flandreau Municipal Airport (K4P3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPQN), K4P3 is currently LIFR with winds from 230° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

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

Flandreau Municipal Airport (K4P3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Flandreau, SD at a field elevation of 1,645 ft. K4P3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPQN, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (10/28, 18/36), the longest 3,099 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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LIFR
Observed 2015Z (3:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPQN, 12.7 nm away.

Wind
230° 9 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
58°F / 15°C
dew 58°F / 15°C

Wind from the southwest (230°) at 9 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 15°C (58°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KPQN 282015Z AUTO 23009KT 9SM OVC003 15/15 A2988 RMK AO2 RAE1953 CIG 002V005 P0000 T01470147

What changed at KPQN (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for K4P3

Based on the nearest station (KPQN), K4P3 is currently LIFR with winds from 230° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (18, 28). Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 1,645 ft). K4P3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFSD, about 26 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
18FAV6 kt head7 kt right
285 kt head8 kt left
105 kt tail8 kt right
366 kt tail7 kt left

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K4P3 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 10/28
    3,099 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K4P3
    Wind
    10
    5 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    28
    5 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    1,948 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K4P3
    Wind
    18
    6 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    36
    6 kt tailwind · 7 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
0102020Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→9 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 300 ft.

K4P3 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 K4P3

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

PIREP1958Z (2:58 PM CDT) · 22 NM S of K4P3 · during descent · CRJ7
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FSD UA /OV FSD090003/TM 1958/FL019/TP CRJ7/SK OVC019-TOP075/RM DURD FINAL 21
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD090003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1958Reported at 19:58 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019-TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD FINAL 21Remarks.
PIREP1948Z (2:48 PM CDT) · 69 NM NE of K4P3 · 43,000 ft MSL · C700
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MVE UA /OV MVE/TM 1948/FL430/TP C700/SK TOP 430
MVE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1948Reported at 19:48 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 430Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1938Z (2:38 PM CDT) · 23 NM S of K4P3 · during climb · BE9L
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FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 1938/FL100/TP BE9L/SK UNKN-TOP068/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP068Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1938Z (2:38 PM CDT) · 23 NM S of K4P3 · 6,800 ft MSL · BE9L
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FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 1938/FL068/TP BE9L/SK T068
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.
FL068Altitude: 6,800 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK T068Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1935Z (2:35 PM CDT) · 32 NM SW of K4P3 · during climb · BE9L
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FSD UA /OV FSD210010/TM 1935/FLUNKN/TP BE9L/SK OVCUNKN-TOP068/IC NEG/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD210010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1935Reported at 19:35 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVCUNKN-TOP068Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1932Z (2:32 PM CDT) · 22 NM S of K4P3 · during descent · C25M
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FSD UA /OV FSD090005/TM 1932/FL019/TP C25M/SK OVC019-TOPUKN/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD090005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1932Reported at 19:32 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019-TOPUKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1843Z (1:43 PM CDT) · 23 NM S of K4P3 · during descent · CRJ9
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FSD UA /OV FSD095005/TM 1843/FLUNKN/TP CRJ9/SK OVC020-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD095005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1822Z (1:22 PM CDT) · 33 NM S of K4P3 · 7,000 ft MSL · A319
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FSD UA /OV FSD180010/TM 1822/FL070/TP A319/SK BASES 023 TOPS 068
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1822Reported at 18:22 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 023 TOPS 068Sky 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 K4P3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPQN reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 3%MVFR 21%IFR 31%LIFR 46%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 61%MVFR 12%IFR 15%LIFR 12%
Wind avg/max: 9/20 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 24

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
47%
36
22%
10
19%
28
12%

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Live crosswind meter

K4P3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPQN, 13 nm away.

N18369 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
7 kt

Wind is 48° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,948 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Flandreau Municipal Airport (K4P3) with runway 10/28, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 10/28, 18/36 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
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
4P3
City
Flandreau
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,645 ft
Coordinates
44.0039, -96.5931
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,099 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPQN
TAF
Nearest KFSD
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flandreau Municipal Airport (K4P3)

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

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