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8D9 Howard Municipal Airport
Howard, South Dakota, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 8D9
Lat/Long: 44-01-44.9060N / 097-32-16.2520W
44-01.748433N / 097-32.270867W
44.0291406 / -97.5378478
(estimated)
Elevation: 1582 ft. / 482.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 1 mile N of HOWARD, SD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 57349

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1947
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: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MHEr048/26.4MITCHELL VOR/DME109.2007E
BKXr236/35.2BROOKINGS VOR/DME108.8006E
FSDr296/39.9SIOUX FALLS VORTAC115.0009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WENTWORTH268/19.440005EMDS -- -.. ...

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2672 x 150 ft. / 814 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 44-02.173000N44-01.837667N
Longitude: 097-32.296000W097-31.902167W
Elevation: 1563.0 ft.1582.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 14 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 1932 x 150 ft. / 589 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: RWY 18 /36 MKD WITH NEW WHITE/BLACK MARKER CONES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 44-02.148500N44-01.794833N
Longitude: 097-31.887500W097-31.938000W
Elevation: 1583.0 ft.1581.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 28 ft. pline, 737 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear4 ft. fence, 80 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF HOWARD
BOX 705
HOWARD, SD 57349
Phone 605-772-4391
Manager: TIM CLARKE
BOX 145
HOWARD, SD 57349
Phone 605-772-5731

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 4
Single engine airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 34/week *
83% local general aviation
17% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 22 August 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 13 - 4+ FT FENCE 45 FT R 300 FT FM THR & 125 FT R 240 FT FM THR.
WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8D9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMDS - Madison Municipal Airport (20 nm E)
KMHE - Mitchell Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KBKX - Brookings Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KHON - Huron Regional Airport (37 nm NW)
KFSD - Joe Foss Field Airport (44 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo of 8D9 (Howard Municipal Airport)
Photo by Steve Hamilton

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From to 8D9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3610:36
Sunrise06:0911:09
Sunset20:4401:44
Evening civil twilight21:1702:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-May-2008 22:51:27
Local (UTC-5)  10-May-2008 17:51:27
 
METAR
KMHE 
26nm SW 
102207Z AUTO 35029G38KT 10SM OVC016 06/02 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 35038/2201
KBKX 
35nm NE 
102235Z AUTO 35026G33KT 10SM BKN010 BKN020 OVC041 03/01 A2978 RMK AO1 P0001
KHON 
37nm NW 
102155Z AUTO 35026G32KT 10SM OVC015 04/02 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 35033/2057 RAE10 SLP129 P0000 T00440017 TSNO
KFSD 
43nm SE 
102156Z 35024G32KT 10SM -RA OVC012 07/04 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 34032/2149 WSHFT 2046 SLP066 P0005 T00670044
TAF
KHON 
37nm NW 
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
KFSD 
43nm SE 
102205Z 102218 34020G33KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 2302 5SM -SHRA FM0700 34018G26KT P6SM SKC FM1200 34013G18KT P6SM SKC
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