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4X4 Wessington Springs Airport
Wessington Springs, South Dakota, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 4X4
Lat/Long: 44-03-39.7420N / 098-31-51.2090W
44-03.662367N / 098-31.853483W
44.0610394 / -98.5308914
(estimated)
Elevation: 1546 ft. / 471 m (estimated)
Variation: 10E ()
From city: 2 miles E of WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 57382

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/2003
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HON (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 12/30 AND ROTG BCN - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HONr193/24.6HURON VORTAC117.6010E
MHEr302/27.3MITCHELL VOR/DME109.2007E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3600 x 60 ft. / 1097 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Obstructions: 25 ft. pline, 832 ft. from runway, 390 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF WESSINGTON SPRINGS
BOX 443
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD 57382
Phone 605-539-1691
Manager: DAVE BENDER
BOX 443
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD 57382
Phone 605-539-1691

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 120/year *
67% transient general aviation
33% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 04 June 2009

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4X4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHON - Huron Regional Airport (23 nm NE)
KMHE - Mitchell Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KMKA - Miller Municipal Airport (33 nm NW)
9V9 - Chamberlain Municipal Airport (38 nm SW)
KMDS - Madison Municipal Airport (62 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo of 4X4 (Wessington Springs Airport)
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 26-Apr-2006

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From to 4X4

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5012:50
Sunrise07:2113:21
Sunset17:1523:15
Evening civil twilight17:4523:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 03:18:16
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 21:18:16
 
METAR
KHON 
23nm NE 
090255Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00280006 51033 $
KMHE 
28nm SE 
090253Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP193 T00560006 51036
K9V9 
38nm SW 
090252Z AUTO 31005KT 05/00 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP204 T00500000 53033 PWINO TSNO $
TAF
KHON 
23nm NE 
082331Z 0900/0924 31007KT P6SM SCT250 FM091600 36006KT P6SM SCT250 FM092100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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