Sisseton Municipal Airport (K8D3) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, K8D3 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Sisseton Municipal Airport in Sisseton, SD, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Sisseton Municipal Airport (K8D3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sisseton, SD at a field elevation of 1,162 ft. K8D3 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 16/34), the longest 3,400 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg.
METAR K8D3 280756Z AUTO 16006KT 08/08 A2994 RMK AO1 SLP145 T00830078
What changed at K8D3?
Since the 0756Z (2:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z (2:56 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K8D3
K8D3 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 1,162 ft). K8D3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATY, about 46 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 | 3,400 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 22 | 1,914 ft | GRS | 3 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 04 | 1,914 ft | GRS | 3 kt tail | 5 kt right |
| 34 | 3,400 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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K8D3 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 04/221,914 × 150 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8D3Wind
- 04
- 3 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 3 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 16/343,400 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8D3Wind
- 16
- 6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 6 kt tailwind · 1 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K8D3 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K8D3
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0446/FL021/TP E170/SK OVC021-TOP030/RM DURD ILS RWY 18
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0446Reported at 04:46 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC021-TOP030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD ILS RWY 18Remarks.Show raw report
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0322/FL026/TP E170/SK OVC026-TOP038
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0322Reported at 03:22 UTC.FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC026-TOP038Sky 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 K8D3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K8D3 reported varied conditions across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 46%
- 16
- 32%
- 22
- 14%
- 04
- 8%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K8D3's own weather station.
Wind is 7° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K8D3
- FAA LID
- 8D3
- City
- Sisseton
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,162 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.6699, -96.9942
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KATY
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sisseton Municipal Airport (K8D3)
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