Bruch Airfield (SD35) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K49B), SD35 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
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.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K49B, 4.7 nm away.
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).
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 SD35
Based on the nearest station (K49B), SD35 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). Density altitude is approximately 2,950 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 3,000 ft | Grass | 1 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 09 | 3,000 ft | Grass | 1 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/273,000 × 40 ft · GrassCurrent useno stated-runway source at SD35Wind
- 09
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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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 11→6 kt, ceiling 300 ft → unlimited.
SD35 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 SD35
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.
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.
- 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.
Wind is 80° off runway 27, 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
- 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
- 7h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bruch Airfield (SD35)
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