FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BTN |
| Lat/Long: | 45-48-54.1000N / 097-44-34.1000W 45-48.901667N / 097-44.568333W 45.8150278 / -97.7428056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1318 ft. / 401.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of BRITTON, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 57430 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HON (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-2: | 122.8 (617-262-3825) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.6/371.9 (ABERDEEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ABRr041/35.5 | | ABERDEEN VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BRITTON | | at field | | 386 | | 06E | | BTN | -... - -. |
| GWINNER | | 183/24.9 | | 278 | | 07E | | GWR | --. .-- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4210 x 75 ft. / 1283 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 45-49.102865N | | 45-48.614125N |
| Longitude: | 097-44.867137W | | 097-44.165355W |
| Elevation: | 1314.6 ft. | | 1318.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 134 true | | 308 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 800 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 2034 x 120 ft. / 620 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RUNWAY 01/19 MARKED WITH BLACK AND WHITE CONES |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 45-48.839177N | | 45-49.146405N |
| Longitude: | 097-44.769650W | | 097-44.579987W |
| Elevation: | 1312.4 ft. | | 1312.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 017 magnetic, 023 true | | 197 magnetic, 203 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 125 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear HAS +6' FENCE POST 98' FM CNTRLN OF RY. | | 18 ft. road, 390 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BRITTON P O BOX 941 BRITTON, SD 57430 Phone 605-448-5721 |
| Manager: | TERRY HAVEN PO BOX 941 BRITTON, SD 57430 Phone 605-448-2264 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 86% | local general aviation | | 14% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 October 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 19 +6' FENCE 190' FM THR. |
| - | WATERFOWL AND GULLS ON & 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (192KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (186KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGWR - Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field Airport (25 nm N)
2D5 - Oakes Municipal Airport (26 nm NW)
KABR - Aberdeen Regional Airport (36 nm SW)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (50 nm E)
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (54 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Wismer
Taken in September 2010
looking west.
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:37 | | 13:37 |
| Sunset | | 17:53 | | 23:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:24 | | 00:24 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 14:44:55 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 08:44:55 |
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| METAR |
| KBTN | SuperAWOS
131415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM M09/M14 A2974
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| TAF |
KABR 36nm SW | 131126Z 1312/1412 17006KT P6SM SCT200 FM131900 22006KT P6SM SCT090 FM140700 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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