W L Thompson Airport (SD57) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPIR), SD57 is currently IFR with winds from 320° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near W L Thompson Airport in Pierre, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPIR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
W L Thompson Airport (SD57) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pierre, SD at a field elevation of 2,113 ft. SD57 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPIR, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 6 physical runways (E, N, NW, S, SE, …), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPIR, 22.7 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (320°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 700 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR KPIR 281653Z AUTO 32011KT 10SM BKN007 09/08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP140 T00890078
Current pilot readout for SD57
Based on the nearest station (KPIR), SD57 is currently IFR with winds from 320° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 2,113 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,400 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 7 kt left |
| N | 2,600 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 7 kt left |
| NW | 2,400 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 7 kt left |
| S | 2,600 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 7 kt left |
| SE | 2,400 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 7 kt left |
| W | 2,400 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 7 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 12→4 kt, ceiling 900 ft → unlimited.
SD57 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of SD57
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ICR UA /OV 9D1/TM 1706/FL055/TP P28A/SK UNKN-TOP051/TA UNKN/IC NEG
ICR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 9D1Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1706Reported at 17:06 UTC.FL055Altitude: 5,500 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK UNKN-TOP051Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
PIR UA /OV PIR/TM 1617/FL340/TP E170/TB 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 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
BIS UA /OV BIS170040/TM 1248/FL235/TP E170/SK TOP230/TB LGT/RM LGT TB IN CLIMB TO 230
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIS170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1248Reported at 12:48 UTC.FL235Altitude: 23,500 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM LGT TB IN CLIMB TO 230Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at SD57
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPIR reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/N/NW/S/SE/W
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1709Z (11:09 AM MDT)
TAF KPIR 281709Z 2817/2912 32011KT P6SM SCT007 BKN150 TEMPO 2817/2819 BKN007 FM282300 28005KT P6SM SKC
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SD57
- City
- Pierre
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,113 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.5666, -100.7500
- Runways
- 6 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPIR
- TAF
- Nearest KPIR
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 6h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for W L Thompson Airport (SD57)
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