FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EFC |
| Lat/Long: | 44-44-03.1470N / 103-51-43.1730W 44-44.052450N / 103-51.719550W 44.7342075 / -103.8619925 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3190 ft. / 972.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of BELLE FOURCHE, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 57717 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1986 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EFC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SPF (16 nm S): | 118.325 (605-642-8536) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 127.95/338.2 (CRAWFORD RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4498 x 60 ft. / 1371 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 44-44.379900N | | 44-43.724983N |
| Longitude: | 103-51.961483W | | 103-51.477667W |
| Elevation: | 3168.0 ft. | | 3179.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 152 true | | 321 magnetic, 332 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3650 x 120 ft. / 1113 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKED WITH WHITE & BLACK METAL A-FRAMES. MARKED WITH WHITE & BLACK METAL A-FRAMES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 44-44.382400N | | 44-43.799067N |
| Longitude: | 103-51.603883W | | 103-51.787250W |
| Elevation: | 3189.0 ft. | | 3189.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BELLE FOURCHE CITY HALL 606 6TH AVE BELLE FOURCHE, SD 57717 Phone 605-892-2494 |
| Manager: | RICK PETERS 10970 AIRPORT ROAD BELLE FOURCHE, SD 57717 Phone 605-892-6345 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 20 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHTS & GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
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 between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 32 | |
download (242KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSPF - Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (16 nm S)
49B - Sturgis Municipal Airport (28 nm SE)
W43 - Hulett Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KRCA - Ellsworth Air Force Base (48 nm SE)
KRAP - Rapid City Regional Airport (54 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 06:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 01:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:21 | | 02:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2008 04:01:44 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Aug-2008 22:01:44 |
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| METAR |
KRCA 49nm SE | 220255Z 16006KT 10SM FEW100 SCT250 26/07 A2948 RMK AO2A SLP953 T02550073 55009 $
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| TAF |
KRCA 49nm SE | 212219 19010KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2951INS TS OVR BLKHLS 04-09 BECMG 0506 34025G40KT 9999 FEW100 BKN200 540003 QNH2955INS TEMPO 0609 34035G45KT 8000 -TSRA BKN100CB BECMG 1718 35015G25KT 9999 FEW100 SCT200 510003 QNH2980INS T37/23Z T16/12Z AMD 2215
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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