Cook Field (SD44) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:15 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K9V9), SD44 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cook Field in Chamberlain, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K9V9): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cook Field (SD44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chamberlain, SD at a field elevation of 1,678 ft. SD44 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K9V9, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (E, NW, SE, W), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHON.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K9V9, 3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,300 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,300 ft.
METAR K9V9 271315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC013 03/02 A3009 RMK AO2 T00340017
What changed at K9V9 (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for SD44
Based on the nearest station (K9V9), SD44 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 1,678 ft). SD44 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHON, about 57 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1,300 ft | Turf | - | - |
| NW | 2,640 ft | TURF | - | - |
| SE | 2,640 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 1,300 ft | Turf | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 9→0 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 1,300 ft.
SD44 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of SD44
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MHE UA /OV MHE/TM 1310/FL360/TP BCS3/TB NEG
MHE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MHELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ONL UA /OV KONL/TM 1259/FL025/TP BE99/SK BASE025/RM DURD
ONL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KONLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1259Reported at 12:59 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
HON UA /OV HON/TM 1113/FL045/TP LJ75/SK BASE016-TOP045/IC NEG
HON UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HONLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1113Reported at 11:13 UTC.FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.TP LJ75Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE016-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
HON UA /OV HON310035/TM 1102/FL340/TP B77L/TB LGT CHOP
HON UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HON310035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1102Reported at 11:02 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B77LAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at SD44
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K9V9 reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/NW/SE/W
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SD44
- City
- Chamberlain
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,678 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.7836, -99.2553
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,640 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K9V9
- TAF
- Nearest KHON
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 13m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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50–100 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Cook Field (SD44)
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