FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SPF |
| Lat/Long: | 44-28-52.1176N / 103-47-09.3476W 44-28.868627N / 103-47.155793W 44.4811438 / -103.7859299 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3933 ft. / 1198.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of SPEARFISH, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 57783 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | CHEYENNE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SPF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-DUSK FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 605-642-2656/641-2787. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31; PAPI RYS 13 & 31 AND TWY A LGTS- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (605-642-8536) |
| ELLSWORTH APPROACH: | 119.5 [0500-0000] |
| ELLSWORTH DEPARTURE: | 119.5 [0500-0000] |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 127.95/338.2 (RAPID CITY RCAG) WHEN ELLSWORTH APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 6401 x 75 ft. / 1951 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 33.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | SE. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 44-29.447278N | | 44-28.700128N |
| Longitude: | 103-47.821132W | | 103-46.784133W |
| Elevation: | 3884.1 ft. | | 3895.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% UP | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 135 true | | 304 magnetic, 315 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. hill, 2160 ft. from runway, 380 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3851 x 100 ft. / 1174 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Gradient: | W. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 44-28.599262N | | 44-28.582250N |
| Longitude: | 103-47.578870W | | 103-46.694177W |
| Elevation: | 3933.0 ft. | | 3901.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.8% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 081 magnetic, 092 true | | 261 magnetic, 272 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 1910 x 120 ft. / 582 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 04/22 & RY 08/26 MARKED WITH BLACK & WHITE EDGE MARKERS. |
| Gradient: | SW. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 44-28.631172N | | 44-28.852033N |
| Longitude: | 103-46.858747W | | 103-46.546332W |
| Elevation: | 3904.0 ft. | | 3864.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.9% | | 2.1% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 045 true | | 214 magnetic, 225 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear | | 1 ft. fence, 150 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAWRENCE COUNTY 90 SHERMAN STREET DEADWOOD, SD 57732 Phone 605-722-4132 |
| Manager: | RAY JILEK 300 AVIATION PLACE SPEARFISH, SD 57783 Phone 605-642-4112 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 75 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 67 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 39/day * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 May 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IREG OPNS IN & OUT OF PVT AIRFIELD LOCATED APRXLY 3300 FT S OF ARPT; CHECK CTAF FREQ FOR STATUS. |
| - | RY 22 +4 FT FENCE 50 FT R 141 FT FM THLD & 50 FT L 175 FT FM THLD., |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL ON TURF RYS, CFM CONDS WITH AMGR, CALL 605-642-4112/2656. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (4 CLICKS TO ELLSWORTH APPROACH AND 6 CLICKS TO DENVER CENTER) |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (215KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (149KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEFC - Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (16 nm N)
49B - Sturgis Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
W43 - Hulett Municipal Airport (35 nm W)
KRCA - Ellsworth Air Force Base (36 nm SE)
KRAP - Rapid City Regional Airport (41 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 19-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 05:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunset | | 20:19 | | 02:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 02:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2013 02:48:41 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 19-May-2013 20:48:41 |
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| METAR |
| KSPF | 200135Z AUTO 32019G26KT 3SM BR CLR 09/09 A2980 RMK AO2 P0001
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KEFC 15nm N | SuperAWOS
200135Z AUTO 31013G19KT 10SM 11/08 A2982
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49B 18nm E | SuperAWOS
200215Z AUTO 29018G26KT 10SM 10/M04 A2972
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| TAF |
KRAP 41nm SE | 192118Z 1921/2018 34020KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC050 FM200200 33020G30KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM201200 33025G37KT 5SM -SHRA OVC012
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| NOTAMs |
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