Mitchell's Strip (SD90) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSPF), SD90 is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mitchell's Strip in Spearfish, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSPF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mitchell's Strip (SD90) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spearfish, SD at a field elevation of 3,920 ft. SD90 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSPF, about 1 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRAP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSPF, 0.8 nm away.
Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSPF 281555Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR 12/M05 A3000 RMK AO2
What changed at KSPF (nearest station)?
Since the 1535Z (9:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1535Z (9:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for SD90
Based on the nearest station (KSPF), SD90 is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 4,400 ft (field elevation 3,920 ft). SD90 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRAP, about 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 1,200 ft | GRVL-TURF | 4 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 09 | 1,200 ft | GRVL-TURF | 3 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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SD90 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 09/271,200 × 90 ft · GRVL-TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SD90Wind
- 09
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 4 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 10→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
SD90 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at SD90
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSPF reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 35 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 59%
- 09
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
SD90 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSPF, 0.8 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SD90
- City
- Spearfish
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,920 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.4675, -103.7869
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSPF
- TAF
- Nearest KRAP
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 7h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mitchell's Strip (SD90)
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