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KIEN — Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge, SD · field elevation 3,333 ft · NON-ATCT
KIEN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIEN 100152Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00440000
- Wind
- from 060° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 4 °C / dewpoint 0 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,548 ft · pressure altitude 3,083 ft
- Observed
- 48 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 30 | 3 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KIEN — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KIEN — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.02127, -102.50661
- Elevation
- 3,333 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1336Z / 2331Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Cheyenne
- County
- Shannon, SD
Everything else KIEN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 5,000 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KGRN Gordon Muni19 nm
- KCDR Chadron Muni28 nm
- KAIA Alliance Muni60 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KIEN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other South Dakota airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.