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Booth Ranch Airport (SD36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:08 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMBG), SD36 is currently LIFR with winds from 310° at 12 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Booth Ranch Airport in Ridgeview, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMBG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Booth Ranch Airport (SD36) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ridgeview, SD at a field elevation of 2,250 ft. SD36 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMBG, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 13/31), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMBG.

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LIFR
Observed 1608Z (10:08 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMBG, 29 nm away.

Wind
310° 12 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
200 ft
Altimeter
29.91"
Temp / Dew
42°F / 6°C
feels like 35°F

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 12 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.

Raw METAR
SPECI KMBG 281608Z AUTO 31012KT 5SM BR OVC002 06/06 A2991 RMK AO2 T00560056

What changed at KMBG (nearest station)?

Since the 1601Z (10:01 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility improved from 2.5 SM to 5 SM.
  • Gusts are no longer reported.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for SD36

Based on the nearest station (KMBG), SD36 is currently LIFR with winds from 310° at 12 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 2,250 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
31FAV12 kt head2 kt left
2710 kt head6 kt right
0910 kt tail6 kt left
1312 kt tail2 kt right

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SD36 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
    1,340 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SD36
    Wind
    09
    10 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    27
    10 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 13/31
    2,000 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SD36
    Wind
    13
    12 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    31
    12 kt headwind · 2 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
0102116Z09Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→12 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 200 ft.

SD36 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 SD36

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

PIREP1553Z (9:53 AM MDT) · 29 NM NE of SD36 · 6,000 ft MSL · CL30
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MBG UA /OV MBG/TM 1553/FL060/TP CL30/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
MBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1553Reported at 15:53 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1552Z (9:52 AM MDT) · 41 NM W of SD36 · 44,000 ft MSL · E545
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PIR UA /OV DPR/TM 1552/FL440/TP E545/TB NEG
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL440Altitude: 44,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1525Z (9:25 AM MDT) · 51 NM SE of SD36 · 5,000 ft MSL · CL35
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PIR UA /OV PIR/TM 1525/FL050/TP CL35/SK SKC/IC NEG
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1525Reported at 15:25 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1448Z (8:48 AM MDT) · 79 NM W of SD36 · 9,000 ft MSL · C310
light to moderate turbulence
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PHP UA /OV DPR230040/TM 1448/FL090/TP C310/SK SKC/TB LGT-MOD /IC NEG/RM ZDVWC
PHP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPR230040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1415Z (8:15 AM MDT) · 98 NM N of SD36 · during descent · B190
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BIS UA /OV BIS/TM 1415/FLDURD/TP B190/SK OVC002 TOPS020
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002 TOPS020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1409Z (8:09 AM MDT) · 89 NM W of SD36 · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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HEI UA /OV HEI180024/TM 1409/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
HEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEI180024Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1341Z (7:41 AM MDT) · 94 NM SW of SD36 · 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.
PIREP1315Z (7:15 AM MDT) · 95 NM N of SD36 · during climb · BCS3
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BIS UA /OV BIS180003/TM 1315/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK OVC TOP 020/RM DEPARTING RY 13
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIS180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC TOP 020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DEPARTING RY 13Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at SD36

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMBG reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 40 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 28%MVFR 5%IFR 28%LIFR 40%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 81%MVFR 4%IFR 10%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 8/26 kt
Max gust: 39 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

31
36%
13
36%
09
24%
27
4%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1606Z (10:06 AM MDT)

TAF KMBG 281606Z 2816/2912 32011KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC002 TEMPO 2816/2818 1/2SM -RA FG OVC006 FM281800 34010KT P6SM BKN140 FM290300 26004KT P6SM FEW250 FM290600 00000KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

SD36 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMBG, 29 nm away.

N311312 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Booth Ranch Airport (SD36)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
SD36
City
Ridgeview
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
2,250 ft
Coordinates
45.1292, -100.7560
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMBG
TAF
Nearest KMBG
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 21m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
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Pilot PIREPs for Booth Ranch Airport (SD36)

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 Booth Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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