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Hofer Private Airport (SD13) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K1D8), SD13 is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots gusting 17, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Hofer Private Airport in Doland, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K1D8): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hofer Private Airport (SD13) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Doland, SD at a field elevation of 1,368 ft. SD13 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K1D8, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,528 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHON.

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IFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K1D8, 19.5 nm away.

Wind
180° 10 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
29.87"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 45°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 10 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.87 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K1D8 281255Z AUTO 18010G17KT 9SM OVC006 10/10 A2987 RMK AO2

What changed at K1D8 (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for SD13

Based on the nearest station (K1D8), SD13 is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots gusting 17, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,368 ft). SD13 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
12FAV5 kt head9 kt right (g15)
305 kt tail9 kt left (g15)

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SD13 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 12/30
    2,528 × 100 ft · TURF-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SD13
    Wind
    12
    5 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    30
    5 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    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
0122413Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→10 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → 600 ft.

SD13 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of SD13

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

PIREP1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) · 90 NM W of SD13 · 34,000 ft MSL · B763
occasional light chop turbulence
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PIR UA /OV PIR350015/TM 1235/FL340/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIR350015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1235Reported at 12:35 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 35 NM N of SD13 · 1,500 ft MSL · B190
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1224/FL015/TP B190/SK TOP030-BASE016/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP030-BASE016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) · 59 NM S of SD13 · 30,000 ft MSL · C560
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HON UA /OV HON200030/TM 1155/FL300/TP C560/TB NEG
HON UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HON200030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1155Reported at 11:55 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) · 91 NM SE of SD13 · during descent · B350
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FSD UA /OV FSD030002/TM 1155/FLDURD/TP B350/SK OVC017-TOP024
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD030002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1155Reported at 11:55 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B350Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC017-TOP024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1138Z (6:38 AM CDT) · 30 NM S of SD13 · 34,000 ft MSL · E170
occasional light chop turbulence
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HON UA /OV HON/TM 1138/FL340/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
HON UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HONLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1138Reported at 11:38 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1123Z (6:23 AM CDT) · 88 NM SE of SD13 · during climb · C208
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FSD UA /OV FSD270005/TM 1123/FLUNKN/TP C208/SK OVC017-TOP052/IC NEG/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD270005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1123Reported at 11:23 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC017-TOP052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1025Z (5:25 AM CDT) · 93 NM SE of SD13 · during climb · BE20
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FSD UA /OV FSD210005/TM 1025/FL019/TP BE20/SK OVC019-TOP057/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD210005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019-TOP057Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at SD13

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K1D8 reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 69 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 20%MVFR 29%IFR 25%LIFR 26%
Wind avg/max: 8/15 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 12%IFR 5%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 9/24 kt
Max gust: 37 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

12
67%
30
33%

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Live crosswind meter

SD13 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K1D8, 20 nm away.

N123010 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt
Headwind in gusts
9 kt
Crosswind in gusts
15 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,528 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hofer Private Airport (SD13)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
SD13
City
Doland
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,368 ft
Coordinates
44.8671, -98.0740
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,528 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K1D8
TAF
Nearest KHON
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hofer Private Airport (SD13)

Community-submitted

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

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