MJ Aviation Airport I (SD01) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMHE), SD01 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near MJ Aviation Airport I in Letcher, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMHE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
MJ Aviation Airport I (SD01) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Letcher, SD at a field elevation of 1,305 ft. SD01 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMHE, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHON.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMHE, 8.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KMHE 280953Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM OVC009 12/11 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01220111
What changed at KMHE (nearest station)?
Since the 0943Z (4:43 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0943Z (4:43 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for SD01
Based on the nearest station (KMHE), SD01 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,305 ft). SD01 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHON, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 9 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 36 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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SD01 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 18/363,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SD01Wind
- 18
- 9 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 9 kt tailwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 5→9 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 900 ft.
SD01 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 SD01
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMHE reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 45 observations, with 21 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 56%
- 36
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
SD01 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMHE, 8.1 nm away.
Wind is 4° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SD01
- City
- Letcher
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,305 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.8997, -98.1110
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMHE
- TAF
- Nearest KHON
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 33m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for MJ Aviation Airport I (SD01)
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