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0SD5 Weather The Fort Heliport

Custer, South DakotaElevation 5,800 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KRAP · 29 NM NE · 6 min old
Ceiling 300 ft, visibility 2 1/2 SM, mist.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KRAP
WIND
080@7
steady
VISIBILITY
2 1/2 SM
4 km
CEILING
300 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 30° at 4 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, temperature -2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight areas of fog, low near 27F, 63% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: winds up to 34 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Areas Of Fog 27 NE 3 kt – 63%
Monday Widespread Fog 38/29 E 5 kt – 62%
Tuesday Sunny 54/33 SW 18 kt 34 kt 4% Strong winds in the forecast
Wednesday Sunny 55/34 SW 7 kt 18 kt 6%
Thursday Sunny 59/39 SW 6 kt – 1%
Friday Mostly Sunny 58/38 S 5 kt – 31%
Saturday Chance Light Rain 54/36 W 4 kt – 30%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Chance Light Rain 55 SW 6 kt – 49%

Source: National Weather Service (office UNR). Forecast issued 0457Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 0SD5. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
16 x 16 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,800 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2355Z 5:55 PM
Sunrise
1322Z 7:22 AM
Loggable night
0024Z (6:24 PM local) → 1253Z (6:53 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2355Z (5:55 PM local) → 1322Z (7:22 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0055Z (6:55 PM local) → 1222Z (6:22 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

The Fort Heliport is in Custer, South Dakota. Field elevation 5,800 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA0SD5
RegionSouth Dakota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.8064, -103.6370
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

0SD5 traffic patterns

2026-08-31 to 2026-08-31, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C208 (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

0SD5 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KRAP (29 NM NE, LIFR).

KRAP Rapid City Regional Airport
29 NM NE
LIFR
KECS Mondell Field
30 NM W
MVFR
KRCA Ellsworth Air Force Base
31 NM NE
LIFR
KSPF Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field
41 NM N
MVFR
KCDR Chadron Municipal Airport
63 NM S
IFR
KIEN Pine Ridge Airport
68 NM SE
IFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗0SD5 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 0SD5 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 0SD5. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 0SD5 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 0SD5. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 0SD5?
0SD5 sits at 5,800 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 0SD5?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
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