Murdo Municipal Airport (K8F6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KSUO), K8F6 is currently LIFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots gusting 22, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Murdo Municipal Airport in Murdo, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSUO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Murdo Municipal Airport (K8F6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Murdo, SD at a field elevation of 2,270 ft. K8F6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSUO, about 36 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 4,000 ft. CTAF is 122.8.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSUO, 36.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 15 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
METAR KSUO 271455Z AUTO 19015G22KT 6SM BR OVC004 04/04 A2995 RMK AO2
What changed at KSUO (nearest station)?
Since the 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for K8F6
Based on the nearest station (KSUO), K8F6 is currently LIFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots gusting 22, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 2,270 ft). K8F6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPIR, about 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 4,000 ft | ASP | 11 kt head | 10 kt right (g15) |
| 32 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 11 kt tail | 10 kt left (g15) |
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K8F6 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 14/324,000 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8F6Wind
- 14
- 11 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 11 kt tailwind · 10 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 5→13 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 400 ft.
K8F6 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 K8F6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSUO reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 63 observations, with 22 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 66%
- 32
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
K8F6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSUO, 36 nm away.
Wind is 42° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8F6
- City
- Murdo
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,270 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.8517, -100.7120
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSUO
- TAF
- Nearest KPIR
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 22m
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