FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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: | | 69 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 63 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 69% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 June 2013 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (215KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (149KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken early November 2008
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunset | | 18:09 | | 00:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:38 | | 00:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:21:51 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 16:21:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KSPF | 161955Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A2997 RMK AO2
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KEFC
15nm N | SuperAWOS
162155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 12/M02 A2996
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49B
18nm E | SuperAWOS
162155Z AUTO 26013G18KT 10SM 12/M04 A2990
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KRCA
37nm SE | 1619/1801 26006KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2989INS BECMG 1705/1706 30009KT 9999 OVC025 QNH2997INS BECMG 1711/1712 33015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BR OVC020 610205 QNH3010INS BECMG 1717/1718 34012G18KT 9999 NSW OVC030 QNH3008INS T10/1621Z T01/1714Z
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KRAP
41nm SE | 161720Z 1618/1718 36008KT P6SM SCT250 FM170800 34014KT 5SM -SHRA BKN012 OVC025 FM171700 33018G28KT P6SM BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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