Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

As of 7:12 PM CDT, Oct 28, KFSD is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KFSD right now.

Live aviation weather for Sioux Falls Regional Airport in Sioux Falls, SD, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) is a regional airport serving Sioux Falls, SD at a field elevation of 1,430 ft. KFSD reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 3 physical runways (03/21, 09/27, 15/33), the longest 9,000 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR

Observed 0012Z (7:12 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

Wind

340° 4 kt

Visibility

10+ sm

Ceiling

5,000 ft

Altimeter

29.99"

Temp / Dew

56°F / 13°C

dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,800 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.

Raw METAR

SPECI KFSD 290012Z 34004KT 10SM SCT028 BKN050 13/12 A2999 RMK AO2 T01330117 $

What changed at KFSD?

Since the 2356Z (6:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
Ceiling lifted from 2,800 ft to 5,000 ft.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for KFSD

KFSD is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 33. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 1,430 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

KFSD by the numbers

What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.

FAA ground stops or delay programs, last 12 months

The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for FSD in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from FSD's own airspace.

FSD delay status →

80%

of daylight hours VFR, 2006 to 2025

KFSD reported VFR in 80% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 265 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 18% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 6% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 4%).

23%

of windy hours favor runway 15

Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 15 had the best headwind 23% of the time, runway 33 22%, and winds were calm 13% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.

snow days a year

Snow fell on about 60 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 11. From December to February KFSD was IFR or worse 16% of the time, against 3% from June to August.

78%

of departures on time, June 2025 to May 2026

FSD departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time across 7,917 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (89%) and 6 to 9 PM did worst (64%).

FSD delays by hour and weekday →

thunderstorm days a year

Thunderstorms were reported on about 43 days a year. 60% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in June when storms were in the air 2% of the time.

Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and BTS airline on-time data. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.

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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
33FAV	8,000 ft	ASP	4 kt head	0 kt
03	9,000 ft	CON	2 kt head	3 kt left
27	3,151 ft	CON	2 kt head	3 kt right
09	3,151 ft	CON	2 kt tail	3 kt left
21	9,000 ft	CON	2 kt tail	3 kt right
15	8,000 ft	ASP	4 kt tail	0 kt

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KFSD runways

3 physical runways · 6 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

Runway 03/21
9,000 × 150 ft · CON
Restricted (NOTAM)
Current use
no stated-runway source at KFSD
Wind
03
2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
21
2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
Runway 09/27
3,151 × 75 ft · CON
Restricted (NOTAM)
Current use
no stated-runway source at KFSD
Wind
09
2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
27
2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
Runway 15/33
8,000 × 150 ft · ASP
Restricted (NOTAM)
Current use
no stated-runway source at KFSD
Wind
15
4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
33
4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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

Over the last 23 h: wind 10→4 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → 5,000 ft.

KFSD weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 KFSD

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

PIREP2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) · 6 NM NE of KFSD · 5,000 ft MSL · E75L

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FSD UA /OV FSD080006/TM 2315/FL050/TP E75L/SK BASES 028 TOPS 048

FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV FSD080006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2315Reported at 23:15 UTC.

FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

SK BASES 028 TOPS 048Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

PIREP2308Z (6:08 PM CDT) · 80 NM NW of KFSD · 34,000 ft MSL · E170

continuous light chop 320/ none reported 340 turbulence

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HON UA /OV HON/TM 2308/FL340/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP 320/NEG 340

HON UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV HONLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2308Reported at 23:08 UTC.

FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.

TP E170Aircraft type reporting.

TB CONS LGT CHOP 320/NEG 340Turbulence: continuous light chop 320/ none reported 340.

PIREP2242Z (5:42 PM CDT) · 8 NM SW of KFSD · 7,000 ft MSL · E75L

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FSD UA /OV FSD200010/TM 2242/FL070/TP E75L/SK BASES 035 TOPS 065

FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV FSD200010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2242Reported at 22:42 UTC.

FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

SK BASES 035 TOPS 065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

PIREP2139Z (4:39 PM CDT) · 2 NM S of KFSD · during climb · BE30

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FSD UA /OV FSD150006/TM 2139/FL021/TP BE30/SK OVC021-TOP065/TA 11/IC NEG/RM DURC

FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV FSD150006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2139Reported at 21:39 UTC.

FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.

TP BE30Aircraft type reporting.

SK OVC021-TOP065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

TA 11Outside air temperature, °C.

IC NEGIcing: none reported.

RM DURCRemarks.

PIREP2105Z (4:05 PM CDT) · 4 NM NE of KFSD · during descent · E75L

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FSD UA /OV FSD090005/TM 2105/FLUNKN/TP E75L/SK OVC020-TOP070/RM DURD

FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV FSD090005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2105Reported at 21:05 UTC.

FLUNKNAltitude unknown.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

SK OVC020-TOP070Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

RM DURDRemarks.

PIREP2103Z (4:03 PM CDT) · 49 NM SW of KFSD · 4,500 ft MSL · PC12

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YKN UA /OV YKN/TM 2103/FL045/TP PC12/SK UNKN048-TOP052/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG

YKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV YKNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2103Reported at 21:03 UTC.

FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.

TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.

SK UNKN048-TOP052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

IC NEGIcing: none reported.

PIREP1958Z (2:58 PM CDT) · 4 NM N of KFSD · during descent · CRJ7

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FSD UA /OV FSD090003/TM 1958/FL019/TP CRJ7/SK OVC019-TOP075/RM DURD FINAL 21

FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV FSD090003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 1958Reported at 19:58 UTC.

FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.

TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.

SK OVC019-TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

RM DURD FINAL 21Remarks.

PIREP1948Z (2:48 PM CDT) · 94 NM NE of KFSD · 43,000 ft MSL · C700

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MVE UA /OV MVE/TM 1948/FL430/TP C700/SK TOP 430

MVE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV MVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 1948Reported at 19:48 UTC.

FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.

TP C700Aircraft type reporting.

SK TOP 430Sky 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 KFSD

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KFSD reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 41 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours

VFR 2%MVFR 27%IFR 41%LIFR 29%

Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt

Max gust: -

Lowest ceiling: 200 ft

Lowest vis: -

Prevailing wind: S

Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days

VFR 54%MVFR 19%IFR 22%LIFR 6%

Wind avg/max: 9/22 kt

Max gust: 31 kt

Lowest ceiling: 200 ft

Lowest vis: 0.25 sm

Prevailing wind: S

Category changes: 21

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15: 29%
21: 23%
03: 17%
33: 14%
27: 9%
09: 8%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2324Z (6:24 PM CDT)

TAF KFSD 282324Z 2900/2924 32009KT P6SM BKN025 FM290300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 2911/2914 3SM BR SCT005 FM291700 15007KT P6SM FEW100

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Live KFSD Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KFSD's own weather station.

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Wind is 5° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 8,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) with runway 03/21, 09/27, 15/33 marked

N ↑

Runway 03/21, 09/27, 15/33 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: 24 hours
Repairs: Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen: Bottled, high pressure · Bulk, high pressure
Transient parking: Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee: No
Other services: Air freight · Air ambulance · Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales · Annual surveying
Control tower: Yes
Wind indicator: Lighted

Airport

Type: Regional airport
ICAO: KFSD
IATA: FSD
FAA LID: FSD
City: Sioux Falls
State: South Dakota
Country: United States
Elevation: 1,430 ft
Coordinates: 43.5855, -96.7412
Runways: 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
Longest runway: 9,000 ft
Weather reporting: Reports METAR
TAF: Published
ATIS: 126.6 MHz
CTAF: 118.3 MHz
Time zone: America/Chicago
Next sunset: 22h 43m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

8 airports

KLYVQuentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal AirportLuverne, MN23 nm EMVFR METAR US-8950Wings on the Prairie AirportSioux Falls, SD7 nm SW KY14Marv Skie / Lincoln County AirportTea, SD8 nm S 9SD8Oakleaf AirportHartford, SD9 nm W 3SD4Chris Hofer Landing StripTea, SD9 nm SW US-0657Erickson Intergalactic AirportValley Springs, SD10 nm E

+2 more within 25 NM

25–50 NM

8 airports

KMDSMadison Municipal AirportMadison, SD30 nm NWVFR METAR KPQNPipestone Municipal AirportPipestone, MN31 nm NEVFR METAR KBKXBrookings Regional AirportBrookings, SD43 nm NVFR METAR KSXKSioux County Regional AirportMaurice, IA44 nm SEVFR METAR KSHLSheldon Regional AirportSheldon, IA46 nm SEMVFR METAR KDVPSlayton Municipal AirportSlayton, MN48 nm NEIFR METAR

+2 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

8 airports

KOTGWorthington Municipal AirportWorthington, MN51 nm EIFR METAR KLRJLe Mars Municipal AirportLe Mars, IA54 nm SEVFR METAR KMHEMitchell Municipal AirportMitchell, SD58 nm WVFR METAR KTKCTracy Municipal AirportTracy, MN63 nm NEMVFR METAR KMMLSouthwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan FieldMarshall, MN65 nm NEVFR METAR KCNBMyers Field AirportCanby, MN72 nm NVFR METAR

+2 more within 100 NM

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Historical Flying Weather at KFSD

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KFSD reported VFR conditions during about 79.8% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 265 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 8.5 kt, calm 10.8% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#891 of 1,400

Regional rank

#28

State rank

#11

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

79.8%

MVFR

11.6%

IFR

5.9%

LIFR

2.8%

Est. VFR days/yr

265

Most VFR month

July

Fewest VFR month

December

Median ceiling

4,600 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

10.8%

Median wind

8 kt

Gusty hours

20.8%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.0%

Fog/mist days/yr

126

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

3,169 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KFSD monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	68.1	15.2	9.9	6.9
Feb	73.7	14.7	7.7	4.0
Mar	71.4	16.1	8.1	4.5
Apr	77.8	13.0	7.0	2.2
May	81.3	13.1	4.6	1.0
Jun	89.9	7.0	2.6	0.5
Jul	92.5	5.2	1.8	0.5
Aug	87.1	8.4	3.3	1.2
Sep	86.9	7.9	3.9	1.4
Oct	81.7	10.7	6.0	1.6
Nov	79.3	13.0	5.2	2.6
Dec	66.5	15.4	11.0	7.2

Average wind by month

KFSD average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	8.6 kt
Feb	8.6 kt
Mar	9.8 kt
Apr	10.7 kt
May	9.0 kt
Jun	8.0 kt
Jul	7.2 kt
Aug	7.1 kt
Sep	7.8 kt
Oct	8.5 kt
Nov	8.4 kt
Dec	8.4 kt

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KFSD airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

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Pilot PIREPs for Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD)

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Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

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KFSD by the numbers

Runway wind check

KFSD runways

24-hour trend

KFSD weather radar

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KFSD

Recent aviation weather trends at KFSD

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Pilot PIREPs for Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD)