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Britton Municipal Airport (KBTN) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:50 PM CDT, Oct 27, KBTN is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Britton Municipal Airport in Britton, SD, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Britton Municipal Airport (KBTN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Britton, SD at a field elevation of 1,318 ft. KBTN reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 13/31), the longest 4,210 ft.

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IFR
Observed 2150Z (4:50 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
210° 11 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
900 ft
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
feels like 36°F

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBTN 272150Z AUTO 21011KT 10SM OVC009 06/06 A2993 RMK AO2

What changed at KBTN?

Since the 2135Z (4:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2135Z (4:35 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KBTN

KBTN is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 19. Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 1,318 ft). KBTN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABR, about 36 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
19FAV11 kt head1 kt right
133 kt head11 kt right
313 kt tail11 kt left
0111 kt tail1 kt left

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

KBTN 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 01/19
    2,034 × 120 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBTN
    Wind
    01
    11 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    19
    11 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 13/31
    4,210 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBTN
    Wind
    13
    3 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    31
    3 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
    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
0102122Z08Z21Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→11 kt, ceiling 4,400 ft → 900 ft.

KBTN 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 KBTN

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

PIREP2204Z (5:04 PM CDT) · 77 NM NE of KBTN · during descent · CRJ9
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 2204/FL020/TP CRJ9/SK OVC020-TOP040/RM DURD 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 2204Reported at 22:04 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RWY 18Remarks.
PIREP2149Z (4:49 PM CDT) · 72 NM NE of KBTN · 36,000 ft MSL · BCS3
occasional light chop turbulence
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 2149/FL360/TP BCS3/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2149Reported at 21:49 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP2148Z (4:48 PM CDT) · 98 NM NE of KBTN · during climb · BE20
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DTL UA /OV DTL/TM 2148/FL050/TP BE20/SK BASE 031 TOP 045/TA 8/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
DTL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DTLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2148Reported at 21:48 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 031 TOP 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 8Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2139Z (4:39 PM CDT) · 36 NM SW of KBTN · during descent · P46T
trace clear icing
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 2139/FL045/TP P46T/SK TOP 044 BASE 021/WX -RA/TA 00/IC TRACE CLR/RM DURD
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2139Reported at 21:39 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP P46TAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 044 BASE 021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE CLRIcing: trace clear.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2049Z (3:49 PM CDT) · 77 NM NE of KBTN · 2,000 ft MSL · PC12
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 2049/FL020/TP PC12/SK OVC020-TOP043
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2049Reported at 20:49 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOP043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2047Z (3:47 PM CDT) · 99 NM SE of KBTN · during climb · TBM9
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BKX UA /OV BKX/TM 2047/FL042/TP TBM9/SK UNKN-TOP042/TA UNKN/IC NEG/RM DURC
BKX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BKXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2047Reported at 20:47 UTC.
FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2041Z (3:41 PM CDT) · 77 NM NE of KBTN · 2,000 ft MSL · CL35
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 2041/FL020/TP CL35/SK OVC020-TOPUNKN
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2041Reported at 20:41 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2029Z (3:29 PM CDT) · 72 NM NE of KBTN · 36,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
occasional light chop turbulence
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 2029/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2029Reported at 20:29 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KBTN

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KBTN reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 61 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 8%MVFR 41%IFR 33%LIFR 18%
Wind avg/max: 8/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 8%IFR 5%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 8/25 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

19
31%
13
26%
31
22%
01
21%

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Live KBTN Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KBTN's own weather station.

N190111 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 7° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

Turf · 2,034 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Britton Municipal Airport (KBTN) with runway 01/19, 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19, 13/31 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 · Jet A
Attended
Mon-Fri DALGT local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KBTN
IATA
TTO
FAA LID
BTN
City
Britton
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,318 ft
Coordinates
45.8152, -97.7431
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,210 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KABR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
1h 10m

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Pilot PIREPs for Britton Municipal Airport (KBTN)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Britton Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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