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Eden Valley Airport (SD24) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K49B), SD24 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Eden Valley Airport in Sturgis, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K49B): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Eden Valley Airport (SD24) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sturgis, SD at a field elevation of 3,070 ft. SD24 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K49B, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 10/28), the longest 3,860 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRAP.

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VFR
Observed 1635Z (10:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K49B, 2 nm away.

Wind
350° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.86"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 42°F

Wind from the north (350°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K49B 271635Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A2986 RMK AO2

What changed at K49B (nearest station)?

Since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind shifted from 290° to 350° (60°).

Current pilot readout for SD24

Based on the nearest station (K49B), SD24 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27, 28). Density altitude is approximately 3,050 ft (field elevation 3,070 ft). SD24 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRAP, about 28 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
28FAV3 kt head5 kt right
272 kt head6 kt right
092 kt tail6 kt left
103 kt tail5 kt left

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SD24 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 09/27
    3,150 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SD24
    Wind
    09
    2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    27
    2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 10/28
    3,860 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SD24
    Wind
    10
    3 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    28
    3 kt headwind · 5 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
0142816Z03Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→6 kt, ceiling 300 ft → unlimited.

SD24 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 SD24

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

PIREP1602Z (10:02 AM MDT) · 81 NM NE of SD24 · 38,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light to moderate turbulence
Show raw report
HEI UA /OV DPR/TM 1602/FL380/TP B738/TB CONS LGT-MOD
HEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1602Reported at 16:02 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MODTurbulence: continuous light to moderate.
PIREP1601Z (10:01 AM MDT) · 78 NM E of SD24 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous moderate chop turbulence
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PHP UA /OV PHP/TM 1601/FL370/TP B738/TB CONS MOD CHOP
PHP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PHPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1601Reported at 16:01 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous moderate chop.
PIREP1358Z (7:58 AM MDT) · 62 NM S of SD24 · 40,000 ft MSL · F2TH
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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RAP UA /OV RAP200040/TM 1358/FL400/TP F2TH/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD /RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP200040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZD…Remarks.
PIREP1130Z (5:30 AM MDT) · 90 NM SW of SD24 · 39,000 ft MSL · A333
continuous moderate turbulence
Show raw report
RAP UA /OV RAP220080/TM 1130/FL390/TP A333/TB CONS MOD/RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP220080Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP A333Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MODTurbulence: continuous moderate.
RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at SD24

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K49B reported mostly low IFR across 63 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 13%MVFR 2%IFR 13%LIFR 73%
Wind avg/max: 13/19 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 72%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 23%
Wind avg/max: 9/19 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

10
40%
28
25%
09
18%
27
17%

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Live crosswind meter

SD24 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K49B, 2 nm away.

N28106 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 59° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,860 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Eden Valley Airport (SD24)
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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
SD24
City
Sturgis
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
3,070 ft
Coordinates
44.4470, -103.3981
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,860 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K49B
TAF
Nearest KRAP
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Eden Valley Airport (SD24)

Community-submitted

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

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