Bison Municipal Airport (K6V5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHEI), K6V5 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bison Municipal Airport in Bison, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHEI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bison Municipal Airport (K6V5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bison, SD at a field elevation of 2,791 ft. K6V5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHEI, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,500 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHEI, 30.8 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (310°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 29.87 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHEI 281253Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 00/M01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP138 T00001006
What changed at KHEI (nearest station)?
Since the 1153Z (5:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1153Z (5:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K6V5
Based on the nearest station (KHEI), K6V5 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (29). Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 2,791 ft). K6V5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDIK, about 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29FAV | 3,500 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 11 | 3,500 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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K6V5 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 11/293,500 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K6V5Wind
- 11
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 29
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 15→3 kt, ceiling 200 ft → unlimited.
K6V5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 K6V5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS170040/TM 1248/FL235/TP E170/SK TOP230/TB LGT/RM LGT TB IN CLIMB TO 230
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1248Reported at 12:48 UTC.FL235Altitude: 23,500 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM LGT TB IN CLIMB TO 230Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K6V5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHEI reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 36 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 58%
- 29
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
K6V5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHEI, 31 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 29, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- 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
- FAA LID
- 6V5
- City
- Bison
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,791 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.5183, -102.4679
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHEI
- TAF
- Nearest KDIK
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 10h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bison Municipal Airport (K6V5)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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