Harding County Airport (K9D2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBWW), K9D2 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Harding County Airport in Buffalo, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBWW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Harding County Airport (K9D2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buffalo, SD at a field elevation of 2,891 ft. K9D2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBWW, about 36 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,900 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBWW, 36.4 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 29.84 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBWW 280955Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM CLR 02/02 A2984 RMK AO2
What changed at KBWW (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (3:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (3:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K9D2
Based on the nearest station (KBWW), K9D2 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 2,891 ft). K9D2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDIK, about 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 3,900 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 10 kt left |
| 12 | 3,900 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 10 kt right |
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K9D2 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 12/303,900 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K9D2Wind
- 12
- 1 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 1 kt headwind · 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 20→10 kt, ceiling 300 ft → unlimited.
K9D2 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 K9D2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBWW reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 28 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 55%
- 30
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
K9D2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBWW, 36 nm away.
Wind is 83° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9D2
- City
- Buffalo
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,891 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.5806, -103.5300
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBWW
- TAF
- Nearest KDIK
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Harding County Airport (K9D2)
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