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6E5

Wilder Airport
Desmet, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

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:	03E (2025)
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)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQ 126.25/339.8 (HURON RCAG).

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:

157 magnetic, 160 true

337 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

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:	CASEY HARTY PO BOX 70 DESMET, SD 57231 Phone 605-860-0248

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16		download (240KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34		download (236KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (412KB)

Other 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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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:29	10:29
Sunrise	06:03	11:03
Sunset	20:51	01:51
Evening civil twilight	21:24	02:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-May-2026 23:49:36
Local (UTC-5)	16-May-2026 18:49:36

METAR

TAF

KHON 29nm W	161722Z 1618/1718 03009KT P6SM SKC FM162100 08012G21KT P6SM SCT120 FM170400 10017G28KT P6SM OVC070 PROB30 1707/1710 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM171000 12018G28KT P6SM OVC040 FM171300 10014G22KT P6SM OVC025
KATY 33nm NE	161741Z 1618/1718 34011G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM162300 06009KT P6SM FEW250 FM170700 08018G29KT P6SM BKN230 PROB30 1709/1710 6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM171000 09021G33KT P6SM BKN090 WS020/11045KT PROB30 1710/1712 5SM -SHRA OVC025 FM171200 09020G32KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM171500 11019G30KT P6SM BKN017 PROB30 1715/1718 5SM -SHRA OVC008

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