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KFSD Runway 09/27 — Sioux Falls Regional Airport

3,151 × 75 ft concrete · true headings 103° / 283° · field elevation 1,430 ft

Runway 09/27 at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) in Sioux Falls, SD is 3,151 ft long and 75 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 103° and 283°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 09 the headwind 50.9% of the time and runway 27 49.1%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 5.5% of wind hours. KFSD has no digital ATIS, so the active runway is not known; the wind-favored end and the ATIS Alerts prediction are estimates.

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Runway 09/27 — current operational status

What the D-ATIS, the tower and current NOTAMs state now. The published FAA baseline (NASR) is a separate line in the overview below and does not reflect temporary closures.

RESTRICTED (NOTAM)
  • NOTAM 10/200: !FSD 10/200 FSD RWY 09 FICON 5/5/5 100 PCT WET OBS AT 2610290200. 2610290200-2610300200
  • NOTAM 10/198: RWY 09 FICON 5/5/5 100 PCT WET OBS AT 2610281912.
  • NOTAM 10/194: RWY 09 FICON 5/5/5 100 PCT WET OBS AT 2610281514.

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs. Runway NOTAMs stream live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service (SWIM); the official text is shown verbatim below the card. Always confirm with a current briefing.

NOTAMs for runway 09/27

Official text as issued; grouped for reading only. “Scheduled” means not yet in effect. NOTAMs are received live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service through SWIM and recorded since Sep 19, 2026; a NOTAM issued before that and not re-issued since may be missing. Get a full briefing before flight.

Surface condition · 3
  • 10/200 · INTL10/29 0200Z (9:00 PM CDT) → 10/30 0200Z (9:00 PM CDT)
    !FSD 10/200 FSD RWY 09 FICON 5/5/5 100 PCT WET OBS AT 2610290200. 2610290200-2610300200
  • 10/198 · INTL10/28 1912Z (2:12 PM CDT) → 10/29 1912Z (2:12 PM CDT)
    RWY 09 FICON 5/5/5 100 PCT WET OBS AT 2610281912.
  • 10/194 · INTL10/28 1514Z (10:14 AM CDT) → 10/29 1514Z (10:14 AM CDT)
    RWY 09 FICON 5/5/5 100 PCT WET OBS AT 2610281514.
Other · 2
  • 09/284 · DOM09/29 1323Z (8:23 AM CDT) → 01/05 2330Z (5:30 PM CST)
    !FSD 09/284 FSD RWY 09/27 SAFETY AREA NOT STD SFC VARIATIONS 2609291323-2701052330
  • 09/279 · INTL09/29 1226Z (7:26 AM CDT) → 01/01 2330Z (5:30 PM CST)
    RWY 09/27 SAFETY AREA NOT STD GOPHER MOUNDS

Current runway assignment is not available from D-ATIS at KFSD. The wind components below show which end the wind favors; the section after it is an ATIS Alerts prediction. Neither is an ATC assignment.

Current wind on Runway 09/27

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 kt

METAR 0156Z (8:56 PM CDT)
Runway 09
Tailwind
4 kt
Crosswind
2 ktfrom left
Runway 27
FAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind
2 ktfrom right
032115330927N310°/5 kt
  • arrivals
  • departures
  • LAHSO hold-short
  • closed

Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and no active source exists here. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗

Wind-favored runway at KFSD right now: 33 (5 kt headwind) — a different runway than this one.

Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.

Runway 09/27 outlook

Where runway 09/27 stands now and which runway at KFSD is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 09/27 · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now0245Z · 9:45 PM CDT·09/27: not favored·airport-wide likely 33 then 27·5 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·Low 51%·wind 310° at 5 kt·Why Current METAR wind 310° at 5 kt favors northwest-facing runway ends: 5 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 33 versus 4 kt headwind on 27.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.
  2. +1 h0345Z · 10:45 PM CDT·09/27: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 3 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 3 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  3. +2 h0445Z · 11:45 PM CDT·09/27: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 3 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 3 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  4. +3 h0545Z · 12:45 AM CDT·09/27: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 3 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 3 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  5. +6 h0845Z · 3:45 AM CDT·09/27: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 3 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 3 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  6. +12 h1445Z · 9:45 AM CDT·09/27: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind VRB at 3 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 3 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast, runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties), the current stated configuration and any stated closures. Each row lists its reasons; “no runway favored” is a genuine answer under variable or light wind, never replaced by a guess. It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement or traffic flow unless the recorded history shows them. TAF issued 0039Z (7:39 PM CDT).

Runway 09/27 equipment and lighting

What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.

Runway 09
Approach lighting
Not available
Visual glide slope
Not available
Runway edge lighting
MIRL (medium intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Not available
ILS
Not available
Localizer
Not available
Glideslope
Not available
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
Not available
Runway markings
Basic
condition good
Arresting system
Not available
Runway 27
Approach lighting
Not available
Visual glide slope
Not available
Runway edge lighting
MIRL (medium intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Not available
ILS
Not available
Localizer
Not available
Glideslope
Not available
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
Not available
Runway markings
Basic
condition good
Arresting system
Not available

Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective 2026-10-01 (equipment on record) · FAA NOTAMs via SWIM (live)and the current D-ATIS (outages). “Not available” means the FAA record lists no such equipment for the end; nothing here is inferred. An outage annotation is only ever a reading of the official text shown with it. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.

Land and hold short operations

LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances on the FAA record, and whether the current D-ATIS reports LAHSO in effect.

Runway 09

No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.

Runway 27

No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.

This airport has no D-ATIS, so the current LAHSO state is not known here. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.

Frequencies for runway 09/27

Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.

Frequencies serving runway 09/27 at KFSD
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower118.3Airport-wide
Tower257.8Airport-wide
Ground121.9Airport-wide
Ground348.6Airport-wide
ATIS126.6Airport-wide
Show all frequencies (6 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 09/27 at KFSD
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
CTAF118.3Airport-wideACTVT MALSR RWY 03 & 21; REIL RWY 15 & 33; HIRL RWY 03/21 & 15/33; MIRL RWY 9/27. WHEN ATCT CLSD MALSR RWY 03 & 21 PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST - CTAF. PAPI RWY 03, 21, 15, 33 OPR CONSLY.
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Approach / departure125.8Airport-wide
Approach / departure126.9Airport-wide
Approach / departure284.725Airport-wide
Approach / departure353.6Airport-wide

The FAA record does not sectorize KFSD's frequencies by runway; every row applies airport-wide. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.

Runway 09/27 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
3,151 ft
Width
75 ft
Surface
Concrete · Fair condition
Surface treatment
Wire comb
Weight bearing (lb)
S 30k
PCN
60
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
1,430 ft
Published FAA baseline
Open
Published NASR record; does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions. Current operational status is the card at the top of the page.
Runway 09
True heading
103°
Magnetic
098°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
1,423 ft
TDZ elevation
1,424 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Traffic pattern
Left
Controlling obstruction
tree, 71 ft, 2,550 ft from threshold, 33:1 slope
Runway 27
True heading
283°
Magnetic
278°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
1,422 ft
TDZ elevation
1,424 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Traffic pattern
Left
Controlling obstruction
pole, 149 ft, 4,620 ft from threshold, 29:1 slope

Runway 09/27 numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic headings use the FAA's published variation for this airport, 5.0°E (2000), the same value printed on the FAA airport diagram. Surface condition, treatment, weight bearing, thresholds and traffic pattern are from the FAA NASR record (cycle 2026-10-01); lighting, ILS and LAHSO are in their own sections above. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.

Wind-favored runway at KFSD — last 30 days

Which runway end had the most headwind each hour, from ATIS Alerts' collected wind history — an estimate, not ATC use.

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%

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 09/27

20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.

From 175,288 hourly observations at KFSD (2005–2025), 153,044 with a steady wind direction (12.7% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 09/27 (either end)

Mean crosswind
6.5 kt
median 5.7 kt
90th / 95th percentile
13 / 15.5 kt
max 63.3 kt
Above 10 kt
21.9%
> 15 kt: 5.5% · > 20 kt: 1%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
14.7%
90th pct gust 18.5 kt
0%26%52%46%0–5 kt33%5–10 kt16%10–15 kt4.5%15–20 kt0.9%20–25 kt0.1%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 09/27 at KFSD, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–545.6%
5–1032.6%
10–1516.4%
15–204.5%
20–250.9%
25+0.1%

Strongest-crosswind month on average: Apr; calmest: Dec. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.

Runway 09

Headwind
50.9%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
23.6%
> 10 kt: 9.6%
Most wind-favored end
12.3%
of steady-wind hours, 09 had the most headwind of every end at KFSD

Runway 27

Headwind
49.1%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
22.1%
> 10 kt: 5.4%
Most wind-favored end
14.1%
of steady-wind hours, 27 had the most headwind of every end at KFSD

“Most wind-favored end” is meteorological analysis: the share of steady-wind hours (2005–2025) in which this end had the most headwind of every open runway end at KFSD. It does not mean ATC selected the runway that often (parallel ends with the same heading share the credit equally). Observed runway use, where available, is the configuration-history section above.

By wind direction

Wind-favored share of runway 09 and 27 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours09 favored27 favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°15%0%0%9.2 kt11.5%
NE 023–068°8%0%0%7.1 kt4.8%
E 068–113°10%100%0%1.9 kt0%
SE 113–158°10%19.2%0%5.3 kt0.4%
S 158–203°23%0%0%10.1 kt12.6%
SW 203–248°6%0%0%5.6 kt1.3%
W 248–293°10%0%100%1.5 kt0%
NW 293–338°16%0%23.5%6.1 kt2.4%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
09 favored 12.6% · 27 14.1%
mean crosswind 6.6 kt · calm 12.4%
afternoon
09 favored 10.7% · 27 14.8%
mean crosswind 7.5 kt · calm 7%
evening
09 favored 13.4% · 27 12.3%
mean crosswind 6.2 kt · calm 10.9%
night
09 favored 12.8% · 27 14.5%
mean crosswind 5.8 kt · calm 18.1%

Seasonal runway conditions

049JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 09/27 at KFSD by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan6.2 kt
Feb6.5 kt
Mar7.1 kt
Apr7.7 kt
May6.7 kt
Jun6.2 kt
Jul6.3 kt
Aug6.1 kt
Sep6.6 kt
Oct6.5 kt
Nov6.6 kt
Dec6.0 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 09/27 at KFSD, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2009 tail > 527 tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanNW8.6 kt15.1%6.2 kt19.8%4.8%0.9%36.3%12.1%16.7%0.01%13.9%
FebNW8.6 kt16.2%6.5 kt21.7%5.9%1.1%30.2%16.4%11.6%0.02%11.1%
MarN9.8 kt22.6%7.1 kt26.6%7.7%1.6%22.5%28.9%12.6%0.24%11.6%
AprN10.7 kt32.8%7.7 kt29.9%10.4%2.6%28%30.4%9.2%0.65%7.9%
MayS9 kt27.8%6.7 kt22.8%5.8%1%21.1%29.2%5.6%1.24%5.1%
JunS8 kt22.9%6.2 kt19.2%5.1%0.9%18.1%27.3%3.1%2.29%3.6%
JulS7.2 kt16.1%6.3 kt18.6%3.3%0.3%10.6%22.8%2.3%1.62%2.9%
AugS7.1 kt14.6%6.1 kt17.1%3.1%0.4%10.4%25%4.5%1.9%4.6%
SepS7.8 kt20.7%6.6 kt22.3%4.9%0.5%15.3%24.3%5.2%1.08%4.1%
OctS8.5 kt24%6.5 kt22.4%5.1%0.7%28%19.1%7.6%0.51%5.8%
NovS8.4 kt20.4%6.6 kt22.9%5.9%0.9%29.9%14.6%7.7%0.06%7%
DecNW8.4 kt16.5%6 kt18.6%4.1%0.8%31.3%14.5%18.2%0.03%14.9%

IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.

Runway 09/27 closure history

Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.

KFSD has no D-ATIS, so there is no broadcast-observed closure record.

NOTAM observed · recorded since Sep 19, 2026 (no archive before that)
  • 10/177 · partial closure (partial) · runway 09/27effective 2026-10-27 13:00Z → 2026-10-27 23:00Z · first seen 2026-10-26 18:40Z · last seen 2026-10-26 18:41Z
    !FSD 10/177 FSD RWY 09/27 CLSD EXC XNG 2610271300-2610272300
  • 10/124 · closure (full) · runway 09/27effective 2026-10-22 13:00Z → 2026-10-22 22:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 16:31Z · last seen 2026-10-22 21:00Z · cancelled 2026-10-22 21:00Z
    !FSD 10/124 FSD RWY 09/27 CLSD 2610221300-2610222200
  • 10/127 · closure (full) · runway 09/27effective 2026-10-21 20:30Z → 2026-10-22 00:01Z · first seen 2026-10-21 20:05Z · last seen 2026-10-21 23:43Z · cancelled 2026-10-21 23:43Z
    !FSD 10/127 FSD RWY 09/27 CLSD 2610212030-2610220001
  • 10/108 · closure (full) · runway 09effective 2026-10-17 20:30Z → 2026-10-18 00:01Z · first seen 2026-10-16 20:40Z · last seen 2026-10-16 21:28Z · cancelled 2026-10-16 21:28Z
    !FSD 10/108 FSD RWY 09 CLSD 2610172030-2610180001
  • 10/110 · closure (full) · runway 09/27effective 2026-10-17 20:30Z → 2026-10-18 00:01Z · first seen 2026-10-16 21:36Z · last seen 2026-10-17 23:27Z · cancelled 2026-10-17 23:27Z
    !FSD 10/110 FSD RWY 09/27 CLSD 2610172030-2610180001
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 09/27: Open on the published record — a baseline that does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions, not the current operational status.

Recent pilot reports involving runway 09/27

Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 09/27 at KFSD explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 09/27

From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.

Runway 09

Runway 27

No departure procedures · FAA d-TPP cycle 2611. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.

Methodology and sources

Short version below; the full write-up is at Runway Intelligence methodology, and every launched airport is listed on the Runway Intelligence hub.

  • Active runwayscome first from the tower's TFDM (Terminal Flight Data Manager) airport configuration, received as structured data through the FAA SWIM Cloud Distribution Service at towers that have it; otherwise from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser, and the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference. ATIS Alerts is not an FAA product and this is not FAA data; SWIM content is for non-operational use.
  • Flowis the compass direction of the stated arrival ends (eight sectors, named only when every arrival end points within 30° of the others and clear of a sector edge); a tower's own configuration name is used when it carries a direction word. Stored separately from the runway sets.
  • Equipment, LAHSO and frequencies come from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription (cycle 2026-10-01): approach lights, visual glide slope, edge / centerline / touchdown-zone lights, REIL, ILS components with FAA status, RVR, markings, LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances, and facility frequencies with their published sectorization. Outage annotations are readings of the NOTAM or D-ATIS text shown beside them. Blank FAA fields read “Not available”.
  • Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
  • Runway visual range, tower demand and traffic-management restrictions come from FAA SWIM: STDDS Airport Data (RVR and light settings, about 130 airports) and TFDM (15-minute runway demand, APREQ/MIT restrictions). Each block is stamped with its own time; none of it is an FAA product or a clearance.
  • Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break), excludes stated closures, and — once a wind sector has 24 h of recorded use — adjusts confidence by what the facility did under similar wind; every row lists its reasons. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs beyond what the record shows.
  • History thresholds: usage shares need 12 / 48 / 168 recorded hours for the 24-hour / 7-day / 30-day windows; a wind sector needs 24 h and 5 days; time-of-day needs 7 days and 20 h per daypart; flow shares need 48 h. Below a bar the module says so instead of showing a percentage.
  • Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
  • PIREPs: official reports from aviationweather.gov are attached only when the text names this runway and the report is tied to KFSD by identifier or by position within 15 NM. Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
  • Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 5 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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⚠️ ATIS Alerts provides informational runway analysis based on available weather, the tower's TFDM configuration and NOTAMs received through FAA SWIM, D-ATIS text, FAA data and historical observations. Active runways shown here are what the tower or its D-ATIS stated and may lag or be misread; NOTAM coverage is not complete; predicted runways are an ATIS Alerts estimate, not an ATC assignment; equipment states are readings of the official text shown with them. Not an FAA product. Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.