From which direction do aircraft land today at Chris Hofer Landing Strip?

The current card shows the most likely landing direction based on wind and runway heading. With weak or variable wind, confidence can be lower.

In which direction do aircraft take off today at Chris Hofer Landing Strip?

The forecast shows the likely departure direction. It is based on the runway direction that offers the best headwind component under current wind conditions.

Why can the real runway direction differ?

Air traffic control can decide differently for operational reasons, including traffic, weather cells, runway closures, noise abatement procedures or local arrival and departure routes.

Chris Hofer Landing Strip

Current runway direction forecast: landing, takeoff and runway use.

The forecast for Chris Hofer Landing Strip in Tea shows the likely direction aircraft land from and take off towards. Actual runway use can differ because of air traffic control, traffic, weather and local procedures.

Airport data

3SD4 Small airport

City Tea

Country United States

Codes 3SD4

Runways 1 runway

Elevation 454 m

Scheduled service no

Lighted runway no

Region US-SD

Landing Takeoff Wind Airport

The map shows a simplified view of where aircraft are likely to land from and where they take off towards. Actual use can differ.

Runway direction at Chris Hofer Landing Strip

What the forecast means and how it is calculated.

What does runway direction mean?

Runway direction describes which runway direction an airport is likely to use. At Chris Hofer Landing Strip, this means aircraft land from a certain compass direction and take off towards the matching runway direction.

How is the forecast calculated?

The calculation compares current wind direction with known runway headings. The runway with as much headwind and as little crosswind as possible is preferred.

Airport facts

Chris Hofer Landing Strip is located near Tea in United States. The airport has 1 runway, the longest is about 701 m. Field elevation is about 454 m.

Important to know

The actual decision is made by air traffic control. Closed runways, traffic, storm cells, noise abatement procedures or operational rules can make real runway use differ from the forecast.