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6E5

Wilder Airport
Desmet, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	6E5
Lat/Long:	44-25-58.9710N 097-33-29.3760W 44-25.982850N 097-33.489600W 44.4330475,-97.5581600 (estimated)
Elevation:	1730.4 ft. / 527.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	2 miles N of DESMET, SD
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	57231

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1974
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:	ACTVT PAPI RWY 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P:	118.150 (605-860-2233)

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:

3700 x 60 ft. / 1128 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 16

RUNWAY 34

Latitude:

44-26.268117N

44-25.697567N

Longitude:

097-33.638117W

097-33.341117W

Elevation:

1728.5 ft.

1730.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

153 magnetic, 160 true

333 magnetic, 340 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

65 ft. trees, 1730 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

9 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 BOX 70 DESMET, SD 57231 Phone 605-854-3731
Manager:	RYAN PETERSEN PO BOX 70 DESMET, SD 57231 Phone 605-860-1547

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		9
Single engine airplanes:		8
Helicopters:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 35/week *
90%	local general aviation
10%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 24 July 2019

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6E5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8D7 - Clark County Airport (28 nm N)
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)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:06	11:06
Sunrise	06:37	11:37
Sunset	20:21	01:21
Evening civil twilight	20:52	01:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 10:30:23
Local (UTC-5)	20-Apr-2024 05:30:23

METAR

TAF

KHON 29nm W	200520Z 2006/2106 31011G16KT P6SM BKN060 FM201600 31013G19KT P6SM SCT060 FM210100 31009KT P6SM SKC FM210300 29006KT P6SM SKC
KATY 33nm NE	200520Z 2006/2106 31017G26KT P6SM -SN FEW030 OVC045 FM200800 31017G25KT P6SM OVC090 FM200900 31012G21KT P6SM BKN080 FM201000 30011G18KT P6SM BKN090 FM210100 30008KT P6SM SKC FM210400 27007KT P6SM SKC

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