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Wall Municipal Airport (K6V4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:55 AM MDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KPHP), K6V4 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 15 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Wall Municipal Airport (K6V4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wall, SD at a field elevation of 2,813 ft. K6V4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPHP, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 18/36), the longest 4,419 ft. CTAF is 122.8.

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VFR
Observed 1655Z (10:55 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPHP, 28.4 nm away.

Wind
180° 15 kt
gusting 23 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 16°C
dew 40°F / 4°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 15 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPHP 291655Z AUTO 18015G23KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01560044

What changed at KPHP (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (9:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 23 kt.
  • Wind direction moved from 140° to 180°.
  • Wind speed up from 10 to 15 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.13 → 30.11 inHg.
  • Temperature up 4°C.

Current pilot readout for K6V4

Based on the nearest station (KPHP), K6V4 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 15 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 3,300 ft (field elevation 2,813 ft). K6V4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRAP, about 35 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
18FAV15 kt head3 kt left (g4)
1311 kt head11 kt right (g16)
3111 kt tail11 kt left (g16)
3615 kt tail3 kt right (g4)

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K6V4 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 13/31
    4,419 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K6V4
    Wind
    13
    11 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    31
    11 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    1,981 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K6V4
    Wind
    18
    15 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    15 kt tailwind · 3 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
0132617Z05Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 18→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K6V4 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 K6V4

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

PIREP1535Z (9:35 AM MDT) · 72 NM S of K6V4 · 10,000 ft MSL · BE9L
light to moderate turbulence
Show raw report
GRN UA /OV GRN070023/TM 1535/FL100/TP BE9L/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZDVWC-31
GRN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GRN070023Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM ZDVWC-31Remarks.
PIREP1343Z (7:43 AM MDT) · 26 NM E of K6V4 · 20,000 ft MSL · BE30
Show raw report
PHP UA /OV PHP/TM 1343/FL200/TP BE30/SK TOP200/RM ZDVWC-31
PHP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PHPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1343Reported at 13:43 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP BE30Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP200Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZDVWC-31Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K6V4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPHP reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/18 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 71%MVFR 7%IFR 12%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 8/34 kt
Max gust: 47 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 19

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.

13
35%
31
29%
36
24%
18
12%

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Live crosswind meter

K6V4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPHP, 28 nm away.

N183615 kt
Headwind
15 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt
Headwind in gusts
23 kt
Crosswind in gusts
4 kt

Wind is 11° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,981 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wall Municipal Airport (K6V4) with runway 13/31, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31, 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

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6V4
City
Wall
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
2,813 ft
Coordinates
43.9993, -102.2545
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,419 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPHP
TAF
Nearest KRAP
CTAF
122.8 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
6h 36m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wall Municipal Airport (K6V4)

Community-submitted

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

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