Wilder Airport (K6E5) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, K6E5 is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Wilder Airport in De Smet, SD, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Wilder Airport (K6E5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around De Smet, SD at a field elevation of 1,730 ft. K6E5 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,700 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, visibility 1/2 statute mile, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR K6E5 280855Z AUTO 18009KT 1/2SM BR OVC002 10/10 A2995 RMK AO2
What changed at K6E5?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Mist began (BR).
- Drizzle ended (DZ).
- Fog ended (FG).
Current pilot readout for K6E5
K6E5 is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 1,730 ft). K6E5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHON, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 3,700 ft | ASP | 8 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 34 | 3,700 ft | ASP | 8 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K6E5 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 16/343,700 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K6E5Wind
- 16
- 8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 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 24 h: wind 4→9 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 200 ft.
K6E5 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 K6E5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K6E5 reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 62 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 59%
- 34
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K6E5's own weather station.
Wind is 21° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- 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
- K6E5
- FAA LID
- 6E5
- City
- De Smet
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,730 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.4330, -97.5582
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KHON
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wilder Airport (K6E5)
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