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6E5 Wilder Airport
Desmet, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
WENTWORTH316/32.240005EMDS -- -.. ...

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and 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 fair 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: 55 ft. trees, 1730 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 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: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 33/week *
82% local general aviation
18% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 22 August 2007

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 10-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3510:35
Sunrise06:0811:08
Sunset20:4501:45
Evening civil twilight21:1802:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-May-2008 23:14:48
Local (UTC-5)  10-May-2008 18:14:48
 
METAR
KHON 
29nm W 
102255Z AUTO 36022G31KT 10SM SCT024 BKN030 06/01 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 35034/2228 SLP133 T00610011 TSNO
KBKX 
33nm E 
102255Z AUTO 35030G35KT 10SM BKN010 BKN019 OVC037 03/01 A2979 RMK AO1 P0001
KATY 
33nm NE 
102253Z AUTO 36024G33KT 10SM OVC010 03/01 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 36037/2239 SLP115 T00280006
KMHE 
44nm SW 
102253Z AUTO 35027G36KT 10SM OVC018 06/02 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 35038/2201 SLP131 T00560017 $
TAF
KHON 
29nm W 
101730Z 101818 35024G32KT P6SM OVC013 TEMPO 1822 6SM -SHRA BKN006 FM2200 35022G32KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 2224 BKN007 FM0300 34015G24KT P6SM SCT030 FM0900 32013KT P6SM SKC FM1500 34007KT P6SM SKC
KATY 
33nm NE 
102040Z 102118 01025G35KT P6SM -RA SCT006 OVC015 TEMPO 2124 BKN006 OVC025 FM0000 35015G25KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 BKN150 TEMPO 0001 -RA BKN025 FM0100 33014KT P6SM FEW020 SCT150 FM1100 31006KT P6SM SKC
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