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K4X4 ·

Wessington Springs Airport

44.06100°N
-98.53090°W
ARR / DAY
1
55.6%
DEP / DAY
0
25.0%

Wessington Springs Airport (K4X4) is a small general aviation airport located in Wessington Springs, SD, 97 mi west of Sioux Falls. It features 1 runway measuring 3,600 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 1 arrivals and 0 departures per day on average over the last 7 days. Cargo carriers account for about 29% of observed flights, with FedEx, UPS and others operating alongside passenger service.

Current weather

From KHON, 27 mi away (K4X4 does not publish METAR)

19m ago
Temp
79°F
Wind
15 kts
330°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KHON 152255Z AUTO 33015KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02610183

Runways

1 installed

3,600 FT MAX
12/30
3,600 ft × 60
ASP● LITMED

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

12
96% of ops
48 land · 0 TO
30
4% of ops
2 land · 4 TO
Runway 12 carries 96% of operations (48 landings, 0 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 30 at 4%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

12 48 landings
UA 0%
30 2 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 12 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 48 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
1.7
flights/day · 52 total
Busy hour (local)
2pm
also 1pm · 12am
Day vs night
69%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 12am–2pm local, averaging 1.7 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.9× weekday (1.6 vs 1.9 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (26% of 47 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 122.900
HURON RC 126.250
OTHER 126.250
HURON RC 339.800
OTHER 339.800
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZMP
Mag var:
4° E
Fuel:
100LL
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