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Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (KEFC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KSPF), KEFC is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 10 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Belle Fourche Municipal Airport in Belle Fourche, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSPF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (KEFC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Belle Fourche, SD at a field elevation of 3,191 ft. KEFC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSPF, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (14/32, 18/36), the longest 4,501 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRAP.

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VFR
Observed 1635Z (10:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSPF, 15.6 nm away.

Wind
310° 10 kt
gusting 24 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.86"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 30°F / -1°C

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 10 kt, gusting 24 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSPF 271635Z AUTO 31010G24KT 10SM CLR 12/M01 A2986 RMK AO2

What changed at KSPF (nearest station)?

Since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 280° to 310°.

Current pilot readout for KEFC

Based on the nearest station (KSPF), KEFC is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 10 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 3,650 ft (field elevation 3,191 ft). KEFC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRAP, about 54 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
32FAV9 kt head4 kt left (g9)
365 kt head9 kt left (g21)
185 kt tail9 kt right (g21)
149 kt tail4 kt right (g9)

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KEFC 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 14/32
    4,501 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KEFC
    Wind
    14
    9 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    32
    9 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    3,639 × 120 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KEFC
    Wind
    18
    5 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    36
    5 kt headwind · 9 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
0142816Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 14→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KEFC 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 KEFC

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

PIREP1602Z (10:02 AM MDT) · 94 NM E of KEFC · 38,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light to moderate turbulence
Show raw report
HEI UA /OV DPR/TM 1602/FL380/TP B738/TB CONS LGT-MOD
HEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1602Reported at 16:02 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MODTurbulence: continuous light to moderate.
PIREP1358Z (7:58 AM MDT) · 81 NM S of KEFC · 40,000 ft MSL · F2TH
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
Show raw report
RAP UA /OV RAP200040/TM 1358/FL400/TP F2TH/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD /RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP200040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZD…Remarks.
PIREP1130Z (5:30 AM MDT) · 98 NM S of KEFC · 39,000 ft MSL · A333
continuous moderate turbulence
Show raw report
RAP UA /OV RAP220080/TM 1130/FL390/TP A333/TB CONS MOD/RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP220080Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP A333Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MODTurbulence: continuous moderate.
RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KEFC

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSPF reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 65%MVFR 1%IFR 3%LIFR 31%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 12%IFR 1%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 8/30 kt
Max gust: 40 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
31%
32
30%
18
27%
36
12%

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Live crosswind meter

KEFC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSPF, 16 nm away.

N321410 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
22 kt
Crosswind in gusts
9 kt

Wind is 22° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,501 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (KEFC) with runway 14/32, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 14/32, 18/36 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
Daily 0800-1800 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Other services
Crop dusting · Glider service · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KEFC
FAA LID
EFC
City
Belle Fourche
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
3,191 ft
Coordinates
44.7342, -103.8620
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,501 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSPF
TAF
Nearest KRAP
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (KEFC)

Community-submitted

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

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