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KMHE Mitchell Municipal Airport
Mitchell, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: MHE
Lat/Long: 43-46-29.4000N / 098-02-19.0000W
43-46.490000N / 098-02.316667W
43.7748333 / -98.0386111
(estimated)
Elevation: 1304 ft. / 397.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1990)
From city: 3 miles N of MITCHELL, SD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 57301

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1937
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MHE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
FOR ATTENDANT OTHER HRS CALL 605-996-1228.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30, MIRL RY 17/35, MALSR RY 30, REIL RYS 12 & 17, PAPI RYS 12, 30, 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 124.175 (605-995-5803)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY HURON RADIO FREQ 122.3 (MITCHELL RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MHE at fieldMITCHELL VOR/DME109.2007E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS A DAY
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 6700 x 100 ft. / 2042 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 55.0
Double wheel: 90.0
Double tandem: 120.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 43-46.856845N43-46.085060N
Longitude: 098-03.090800W098-02.003690W
Elevation: 1296.0 ft.1303.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 127 magnetic, 134 true307 magnetic, 314 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5512 x 100 ft. / 1680 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 35.0
Double wheel: 90.0
Double tandem: 110.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 43-46.965297N43-46.058045N
Longitude: 098-02.041800W098-02.032118W
Elevation: 1282.7 ft.1303.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 173 magnetic, 180 true353 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF MITCHELL
612 N MAIN
MITCHELL, SD 57301
Phone 605-995-8420
Manager: MIKE SCHERSCHLIGT
621 WEST 5TH
MITCHELL, SD 57301
Phone 605-770-4594

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 39
Single engine airplanes: 31
Multi engine airplanes: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 71/day *
62% local general aviation
32% transient general aviation
5% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 16 July 2007

Additional Remarks

- MIGRATORY BIRDS 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 30   download (187KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12   download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30   download (256KB)
VOR RWY 12   download (214KB)
VOR RWY 30   download (245KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHON - Huron Regional Airport (38 nm N)
KMDS - Madison Municipal Airport (44 nm E)
9V9 - Chamberlain Municipal Airport (56 nm W)
KFSD - Joe Foss Field Airport (57 nm E)
KYKN - Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (59 nm SE)
  
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KMHE (Mitchell Municipal Airport)
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 26-Apr-2006
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From to KMHE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3610:36
Sunrise06:0911:09
Sunset20:4801:48
Evening civil twilight21:2102:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 16:02:55
Local (UTC-5)  13-May-2008 11:02:55
 
METAR
KMHE 131553Z AUTO 35014KT 9SM OVC013 10/07 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01000072
TAF
KHON 
37nm N 		131317Z 131312 33013KT P6SM BKN015 BKN100 FM1600 33014G24KT P6SM BKN025 BKN100 FM2000 34014G21KT P6SM BKN035 BKN100 FM0030 34007KT P6SM SCT250 FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Wright Brothers Aviation 605-996-1228
[web site]
 Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

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Phillips 66


FS 
 100LL 
$4.90 
Jet A 
$5.50 
 Updated 09-May-2008
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Mitchell Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Mitchell Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KMHE have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN MITCHELL 5.3 51-90
KELLY INN MITCHELL 5.9 59-100
BEST WESTERN MOTOR INN 5.2 50-59
 

Other hotels near Mitchell Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN AND SUITES 4.6 81-150
ECONO LODGE MITCHELL 5.4 77-81
SUPER 8 MOTEL MITCHELL 5.5 43-99
AMERICINN MITCHELL 5.5 69-74
THUNDERBIRD LODGE MITCHELL 5.6 39-80
DAYS INN MITCHELL SD 5.6 64-69

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

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