FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8V3 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-22-38.6702N / 097-59-22.9587W 43-22.644503N / 097-59.382645W 43.3774084 / -97.9897108 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1418 ft. / 432 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of PARKSTON, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 57366 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1951 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HON (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-2: | 122.9 (617-262-3825) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MHEr168/24.1 | | MITCHELL VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 07E |
| YKNr309/38.2 | | YANKTON VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAGNER | | 027/23.0 | | 392 | | 08E | | AGZ | .- --. --.. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3600 x 60 ft. / 1097 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.0 | | Double wheel: | 12.5 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 43-22.909970N | | 43-22.379168N |
| Longitude: | 097-59.563205W | | 097-59.202048W |
| Elevation: | 1414.6 ft. | | 1418.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 49 ft. pole, 1240 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PARKSTON P O BOX 236 PARKSTON, SD 57366 Phone 605-928-3321 |
| Manager: | BRENDA HUETHER PO BOX 490 PARKSTON, SD 57366 Phone 605-928-3321 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 90% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 10 August 2011 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8V3.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMHE - Mitchell Municipal Airport (24 nm N)
KYKN - Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (38 nm SE)
6K3 - Creighton Municipal Airport (55 nm S)
KMDS - Madison Municipal Airport (55 nm NE)
KFSD - Joe Foss Field Airport (56 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 07-Nov-2009
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:04 | | 13:04 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunset | | 17:59 | | 23:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2012 03:16:16 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 21:16:16 |
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| METAR |
| 8V3 | SuperAWOS
140255Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM M07/M10 A2969
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| NOTAMs |
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