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6E5 Wilder Airport
Desmet, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 6E5
Lat/Long: 44-25-50.8900N / 097-33-40.2790W
44-25.848167N / 097-33.671317W
44.4308028 / -97.5611886
(estimated)
Elevation: 1729 ft. / 527.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 2 miles N of DESMET, SD
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 57231

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1974
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HON (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HONr081/32.1HURON VORTAC117.6010E
BKXr277/32.9BROOKINGS VOR/DME108.8006E
ATYr200/37.5WATERTOWN VORTAC116.6009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WENTWORTH316/32.340005EMDS -- -.. ...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3700 x 60 ft. / 1128 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 65 ft. trees, 1730 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear9 ft. road, 620 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF DESMET
PO DRAWER 70
DESMET, SD 57231
Phone 605-854-3731
Manager: RYAN PETERSEN
PO DRAWER 70
DESMET, SD 57231
Phone 605-860-1547

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 49/week *
86% local general aviation
14% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 09 July 2009

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6E5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHON - Huron Regional Airport (29 nm W)
KMDS - Madison Municipal Airport (32 nm SE)
KBKX - Brookings Regional Airport (33 nm E)
KATY - Watertown Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
KMHE - Mitchell Municipal Airport (44 nm SW)
 
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Area around 6E5 (Wilder Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 6E5 (Wilder Airport)
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 11-Jul-2007

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From to 6E5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4712:47
Sunrise07:1813:18
Sunset17:1023:10
Evening civil twilight17:4123:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 03:19:35
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 21:19:35
 
METAR
KHON 
29nm W 
090255Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00280006 51033 $
KMDS 
32nm SE 
090250Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3004 RMK AO2
KBKX 
33nm E 
090255Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A3004 RMK AO1 52034
KATY 
33nm NE 
090253Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00220000 51029
KMHE 
44nm SW 
090253Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP193 T00560006 51036
TAF
KHON 
29nm W 
082331Z 0900/0924 31007KT P6SM SCT250 FM091600 36006KT P6SM SCT250 FM092100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
KATY 
33nm NE 
082320Z 0900/0924 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Wilder Airport

Miles Price ($)
PRAIRIE HOUSE MANOR 3.1 79-149
DESMET SUPER DELUXE INN STES 3.5 89-138

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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