Wessington Springs Airport (K4X4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHON), K4X4 is currently IFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Wessington Springs Airport in Wessington Springs, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHON): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wessington Springs Airport (K4X4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wessington Springs, SD at a field elevation of 1,544 ft. K4X4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHON, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHON.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHON, 23.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 700 ft, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR KHON 280855Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM OVC007 11/10 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01060100 58007
What changed at KHON (nearest station)?
Since the 0809Z (3:09 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.94 → 29.92 inHg.
Current pilot readout for K4X4
Based on the nearest station (KHON), K4X4 is currently IFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 1,544 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 3,600 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 30 | 3,600 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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K4X4 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 12/303,600 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K4X4Wind
- 12
- 6 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 6 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 3→8 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 700 ft.
K4X4 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 K4X4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHON reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 34 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 61%
- 30
- 39%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0719Z (2:19 AM CDT)
TAF KHON 280719Z 2807/2906 18006KT 5SM BR OVC006 TEMPO 2807/2809 2SM BR OVC003 FM281100 17006KT 4SM BR SCT005 TEMPO 2813/2816 1SM BR OVC005 FM281600 20010G17KT P6SM BKN020 OVC050 FM282000 29010G18KT P6SM SCT020
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Live crosswind meter
K4X4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHON, 23 nm away.
Wind is 39° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4X4
- City
- Wessington Springs
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,544 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.0619, -98.5322
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHON
- TAF
- Nearest KHON
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wessington Springs Airport (K4X4)
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