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Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 5:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, KSXK is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Sioux County Regional Airport in Maurice, IA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maurice, IA at a field elevation of 1,409 ft. KSXK reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,500 ft.

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LIFR
Observed 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
150° 6 kt
Visibility
3 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, broken clouds at 300 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KSXK 281015Z AUTO 15006KT 3SM BR BKN003 11/11 A2998 RMK AO2

What changed at KSXK?

Since the 0955Z (4:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0955Z (4:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KSXK

KSXK is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,409 ft). KSXK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSUX, about 37 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV5 kt head2 kt left
355 kt tail2 kt right

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KSXK 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.

  • Runway 17/35
    5,500 × 100 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KSXK
    Wind
    17
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    35
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
0112210Z22Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→6 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 300 ft.

KSXK 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at KSXK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KSXK reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 71 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 29%MVFR 21%IFR 33%LIFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 10/15 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 60%MVFR 28%IFR 8%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 11/22 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 36

Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
61%
35
39%

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Live KSXK Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KSXK's own weather station.

N17356 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 24° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 5,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 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 0600-1800 local; Sat 0800-1200 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air freight · Crop dusting · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KSXK
FAA LID
SXK
City
Maurice
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,409 ft
Coordinates
42.9858, -96.1614
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,500 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KSUX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
12h 56m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK)

Community-submitted

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

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