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Anderson Aerial Spraying Airport (SD78) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K9V9), SD78 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Anderson Aerial Spraying Airport in Kennebec, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K9V9): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Anderson Aerial Spraying Airport (SD78) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kennebec, SD at a field elevation of 1,758 ft. SD78 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K9V9, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIR.

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LIFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K9V9, 25.5 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
0.5 sm
Ceiling
200 ft
Altimeter
29.92"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind calm, visibility 1/2 statute mile, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K9V9 281255Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 10/10 A2992 RMK AO2 T00980098

What changed at K9V9 (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Fog began (FG).
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for SD78

Based on the nearest station (K9V9), SD78 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 1,758 ft). SD78 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPIR, about 34 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
12--
30--

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SD78 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 12/30
    2,600 × 40 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SD78
    Wind
    12
    no steady wind
    30
    no steady wind
    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
0112213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → 200 ft.

SD78 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 SD78

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

PIREP1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) · 46 NM N of SD78 · 34,000 ft MSL · B763
occasional light chop turbulence
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) · 58 NM E of SD78 · 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) · 77 NM NE of SD78 · 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 SD78

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K9V9 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 54%MVFR 11%IFR 25%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 67%MVFR 6%IFR 20%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 7/21 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

12
69%
30
31%

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Live crosswind meter

SD78 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K9V9, 26 nm away.

N1230wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Anderson Aerial Spraying Airport (SD78) with runway 12/30 marked
N ↑

Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
SD78
City
Kennebec
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,758 ft
Coordinates
43.9015, -99.8789
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K9V9
TAF
Nearest KPIR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Anderson Aerial Spraying Airport (SD78)

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 Anderson Aerial Spraying Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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