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Hite Private Airport (SD49) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KABR), SD49 is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 12 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Hite Private Airport in Conde, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KABR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hite Private Airport (SD49) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Conde, SD at a field elevation of 1,320 ft. SD49 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KABR, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABR.

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IFR
Observed 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KABR, 18.7 nm away.

Wind
210° 12 kt
Visibility
8 sm
Ceiling
500 ft
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 500 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KABR 281553Z AUTO 21012KT 8SM OVC005 11/10 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01110100

What changed at KABR (nearest station)?

Since the 1453Z (9:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1453Z (9:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for SD49

Based on the nearest station (KABR), SD49 is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 12 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,320 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
17FAV9 kt head8 kt right
3510 kt tail6 kt left

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SD49 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 17/35
    2,100 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SD49
    Wind
    17
    9 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    35
    10 kt tailwind · 6 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
0142816Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→12 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 500 ft.

SD49 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 SD49

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

PIREP1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) · 16 NM NW of SD49 · 32,000 ft MSL · B739
continuous light chop turbulence
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1610/FL320/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1409Z (9:09 AM CDT) · 58 NM NE of SD49 · 36,000 ft MSL · B39M
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FAR UA /OV FAR180050/TM 1409/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAR180050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1358Z (8:58 AM CDT) · 69 NM E of SD49 · 7,000 ft MSL · S22T
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VVV UA /OV VVV/TM 1358/FL070/TP S22T/SK SKC/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
VVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VVVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP S22TAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 16 NM NW of SD49 · 34,000 ft MSL · BCS3
occasional light turbulence
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1345/FL340/TP BCS3/TB OCNL LGT
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGTTurbulence: occasional light.
PIREP1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) · 97 NM W of SD49 · 34,000 ft MSL · B763
occasional light chop turbulence
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PIR UA /OV PIR350015/TM 1235/FL340/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIR350015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1235Reported at 12:35 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 16 NM NW of SD49 · 1,500 ft MSL · B190
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1224/FL015/TP B190/SK TOP030-BASE016/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP030-BASE016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) · 83 NM S of SD49 · 30,000 ft MSL · C560
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HON UA /OV HON200030/TM 1155/FL300/TP C560/TB NEG
HON UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HON200030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1155Reported at 11:55 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1138Z (6:38 AM CDT) · 54 NM S of SD49 · 34,000 ft MSL · E170
occasional light chop turbulence
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HON UA /OV HON/TM 1138/FL340/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
HON UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HONLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1138Reported at 11:38 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at SD49

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KABR reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 46 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 11%MVFR 30%IFR 30%LIFR 28%
Wind avg/max: 8/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 75%MVFR 7%IFR 10%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 8/24 kt
Max gust: 39 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
53%
17
47%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1404Z (9:04 AM CDT)

TAF KABR 281404Z 2814/2912 18011KT P6SM OVC005 FM281600 23009KT P6SM OVC007 PROB30 2816/2818 5SM -RA BR OVC005 FM281800 28008KT 6SM BR OVC028 FM290400 25004KT P6SM FEW250

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Live crosswind meter

SD49 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KABR, 19 nm away.

N173512 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
8 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hite Private Airport (SD49)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
SD49
City
Conde
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,320 ft
Coordinates
45.2822, -98.0476
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KABR
TAF
Nearest KABR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hite Private Airport (SD49)

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

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