Standing Rock Airport (KY27) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K7L2), KY27 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Standing Rock Airport in Fort Yates, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K7L2): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Standing Rock Airport (KY27) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Yates, ND at a field elevation of 1,634 ft. KY27 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K7L2, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,699 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K7L2, 18.6 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 400 ft, a few clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K7L2 281555Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM FEW004 FEW120 07/07 A2994 RMK AO2
What changed at K7L2 (nearest station)?
Since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from LIFR to VFR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
- The 300 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Visibility improved from 5 SM to 10 SM.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.92 → 29.94 inHg.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for KY27
Based on the nearest station (K7L2), KY27 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 14. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 1,634 ft). KY27 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMBG, about 33 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 3,699 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 32 | 3,699 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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KY27 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 14/323,699 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KY27Wind
- 14
- 1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 11→5 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.
KY27 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KY27
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MBG UA /OV MBG/TM 1553/FL060/TP CL30/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
MBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1553Reported at 15:53 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
PIR UA /OV DPR/TM 1552/FL440/TP E545/TB NEG
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.FL440Altitude: 44,000 ft MSL.TP E545Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1453/FL060/TP C208/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DIKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1453Reported at 14:53 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS/TM 1415/FLDURD/TP B190/SK OVC002 TOPS020
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC002 TOPS020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
HEI UA /OV HEI180024/TM 1409/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
HEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HEI180024Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS040040/TM 1348/FL130/TP BE9L/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS040040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS180003/TM 1315/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK OVC TOP 020/RM DEPARTING RY 13
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC TOP 020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DEPARTING RY 13Remarks.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS170040/TM 1248/FL235/TP E170/SK TOP230/TB LGT/RM LGT TB IN CLIMB TO 230
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1248Reported at 12:48 UTC.FL235Altitude: 23,500 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM LGT TB IN CLIMB TO 230Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KY27
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K7L2 reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 68 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 70%
- 32
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
KY27 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K7L2, 19 nm away.
Wind is 75° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Y27
- City
- Fort Yates
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,634 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.0664, -100.6350
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,699 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K7L2
- TAF
- Nearest KMBG
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Standing Rock Airport (KY27)
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