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KIEN — Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge, SD · field elevation 3,333 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KIEN current weather
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
SPECI KIEN 111206Z AUTO 05003KT 8SM BKN006 16/13 A2994 RMK AO2 T01560133 $
- Wind
- from 050° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 600 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,163 ft · pressure altitude 3,313 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 30 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
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
- 1152Z / 0158Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7° (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.