FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SPF |
| Lat/Long: | 44-28-49.1600N / 103-46-58.6500W 44-28.819333N / 103-46.977500W 44.4803222 / -103.7829583 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3931 ft. / 1198.2 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: | 0700-DUSK FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 605-642-2079/722-3144. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5498 x 75 ft. / 1676 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 44-29.228533N | | 44-28.586833N |
| Longitude: | 103-47.517650W | | 103-46.627000W |
| Elevation: | 3870.0 ft. | | 3898.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 135 true | | 304 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 424 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.30 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. hill, 2160 ft. from runway, 380 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 28 ft. road, 978 ft. from runway, 5 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear APCH 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3975 x 100 ft. / 1212 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 44-28.599033N | | 44-28.631667N |
| Longitude: | 103-47.636983W | | 103-46.720000W |
| Elevation: | 3929.0 ft. | | 3900.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.7% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 087 true | | 256 magnetic, 267 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. tree, 200 ft. from runway, 158 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2023 x 150 ft. / 617 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 03/21 & RY 08/26 MARKED WITH BLACK & YELLOW EDGE MARKERS. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 44-28.631667N | | 44-28.874017N |
| Longitude: | 103-46.833333W | | 103-46.520283W |
| Elevation: | 3902.0 ft. | | 3862.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.9% | | 2.0% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 032 magnetic, 043 true | | 212 magnetic, 223 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. hwy, 650 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear | | 1 ft. fence, 80 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAWRENCE COUNTY 90 SHERMAN DEADWOOD, SD 57732 Phone 605-578-1941 |
| Manager: | RAY JILEK 300 AVIATION PLACE SPEARFISH, SD 57783 Phone 605-642-4112 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 74 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 63 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 76/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IREG OPNS IN & OUT OF PVT AIRFIELD LOCATED APRXLY 3300 FT S OF ARPT; CHECK CTAF FREQ FOR STATUS. |
| - | RY 21 +4 FT FENCE 50 FT R 141 FT FM RHLD & 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. |
| - | WILDLIFE 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 12 | |
download (180KB) |
| NDB OR GPS-A | |
download (199KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
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 (35 nm SE)
KRAP - Rapid City Regional Airport (41 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken early November 2008
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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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:41 | | 10:41 |
| Sunrise | | 05:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunset | | 20:42 | | 02:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:18 | | 03:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 08:53:54 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Jul-2009 02:53:54 |
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| METAR |
| KSPF | 050835Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3018 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRAP 41nm SE | 050655Z 0507/0606 28004KT 3SM FU BKN150 TEMPO 0507/0510 P6SM NSW BKN150 FM051500 15010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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