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Bruch Airfield (SD35) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K49B), SD35 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling.

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

Bruch Airfield (SD35) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sturgis, SD at a field elevation of 2,980 ft. SD35 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K49B, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRAP.

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VFR
Observed 1355Z (7:55 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K49B, 4.7 nm away.

Wind
Calm
gusting 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,500 ft
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 32°F / 0°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 400 ft, scattered clouds at 4,200 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K49B 281355Z AUTO 00000G12KT 10SM FEW004 SCT042 BKN065 10/00 A2990 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for SD35

Based on the nearest station (K49B), SD35 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 3,100 ft (field elevation 2,980 ft). SD35 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRAP, about 31 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09--
27--

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SD35 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 09/27
    3,000 × 40 ft · Grass
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SD35
    Wind
    09
    no steady wind
    27
    no steady wind
    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.

SD35 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 SD35

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

PIREP1343Z (7:43 AM MDT) · 35 NM SE of SD35 · 24,000 ft MSL · BE20
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RAP UA /OV RAP/TM 1343/FL240/TP BE20/TA M22/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-31
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1343Reported at 13:43 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-31Remarks.
PIREP1341Z (7:41 AM MDT) · 78 NM SE of SD35 · 16,000 ft MSL · B190
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RAP UA /OV RAP090050/TM 1341/FL160/TP B190/TA M05/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-31
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP090050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1341Reported at 13:41 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-31Remarks.
PIREP1340Z (7:40 AM MDT) · 66 NM S of SD35 · 17,000 ft MSL · F2TH
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RAP UA /OV RAP180035/TM 1340/FL170/TP F2TH/TA M14/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-31
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP180035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
TA M14Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-31Remarks.
PIREP1254Z (6:54 AM MDT) · 93 NM W of SD35 · during climb · BE9L
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GCC UA /OV GCC/TM 1254/FL210/TP BE9L/IC NEG/RM DURC FROM GCC ZDVWC
GCC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GCCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1254Reported at 12:54 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC FROM GCC ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1009Z (4:09 AM MDT) · 99 NM S of SD35 · 23,000 ft MSL · BE9L
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RAP UA /OV RAP180070/TM 1009/FL230/TP BE9L/TB NEG 170-230/RM ZDVWC-31
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP180070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1009Reported at 10:09 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 170-230Turbulence: none reported 17,000–23,000 ft.
RM ZDVWC-31Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at SD35

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 72%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 24%
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.

09
61%
27
39%

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Live crosswind meter

SD35 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K49B, 4.7 nm away.

N0927wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bruch Airfield (SD35)
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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
SD35
City
Sturgis
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
2,980 ft
Coordinates
44.4943, -103.3957
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K49B
TAF
Nearest KRAP
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
9h 47m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bruch Airfield (SD35)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Bruch Airfield, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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