Plihal Farms Airport (SD61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAGZ), SD61 is currently IFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Plihal Farms Airport in Tyndall, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAGZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Plihal Farms Airport (SD61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tyndall, SD at a field elevation of 1,435 ft. SD61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAGZ, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,545 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFSD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAGZ, 19.2 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KAGZ 281055Z AUTO 13004KT 7SM OVC006 13/12 A2992 RMK AO2
What changed at KAGZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from LIFR to IFR.
- Ceiling lifted from 400 ft to 600 ft.
- Visibility improved from 5 SM to 7 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for SD61
Based on the nearest station (KAGZ), SD61 is currently IFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 1,435 ft). SD61 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFSD, about 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,545 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 27 | 2,545 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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SD61 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 09/272,545 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SD61Wind
- 09
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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 6→4 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → 600 ft.
SD61 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of SD61
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL2847 4214N 09912W 1057 F370 MS60 249/055KT TB NONE SK ON TOP IC NONE
ARP UAL2847 4214N 09912W 105…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD210005/TM 1025/FL019/TP BE20/SK OVC019-TOP057/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD210005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC019-TOP057Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at SD61
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAGZ reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 59%
- 27
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
SD61 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAGZ, 19 nm away.
Wind is 33° off runway 09, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SD61
- City
- Tyndall
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,435 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.0102, -97.8662
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,545 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAGZ
- TAF
- Nearest KFSD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Plihal Farms Airport (SD61)
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