FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MHE |
| Lat/Long: | 43-46-29.3590N 098-02-19.0150W
43-46.489317N 098-02.316917W
43.7748219,-98.0386153
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1304.4 ft. / 397.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of MITCHELL, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 57301 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| 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: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 31, REIL RWY 13 & 18, PAPI RWY 13, 31, 18 & 36 , HIRL RWY 13/31; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 124.175 (605-995-5803) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY HURON RADIO FREQ 122.3 (MITCHELL RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQ 126.25/339.8 (HURON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MHE at field | | MITCHELL VOR/DME | | 114.15 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL: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 13/31
| Dimensions: | 6701 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 43-46.856840N | | 43-46.085070N |
| Longitude: | 098-03.090877W | | 098-02.003705W |
| Elevation: | 1296.1 ft. | | 1303.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 134 true | | 310 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5513 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 43-46.965262N | | 43-46.057963N |
| Longitude: | 098-02.041782W | | 098-02.032148W |
| Elevation: | 1282.8 ft. | | 1303.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 180 true | | 356 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MITCHELL
612 N MAIN ST.
MITCHELL, SD 57301
Phone 605-995-8420 |
| Manager: | DAN LONDON
621 WEST 5TH
MITCHELL, SD 57301
Phone 605-770-4594 |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALGT ACTVT ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (240KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (213KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (176KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (229KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8V3 - Parkston Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
4X4 - Wessington Springs Airport (27 nm NW)
KHON - Huron Regional Airport (38 nm N)
KMDS - Madison Municipal Airport (44 nm E)
KAGZ - Wagner Municipal Airport (44 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Evan Baas
Photo taken 18-Sep-2019
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Mitchell Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 13-Dec-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunrise | | 07:59 | | 13:59 |
| Sunset | | 16:54 | | 22:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Dec-2025 16:13:34 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Dec-2025 10:13:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KMHE | 131553Z AUTO 34008KT 3SM -SN M15/M18 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP337 P0000 T11501178 $
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KHON
37nm N | 131134Z 1312/1412 36006KT 4SM -SN OVC022 TEMPO 1312/1314 2SM -SN FM131600 35009KT P6SM OVC040 FM131900 32010G16KT P6SM FEW250 FM140200 32005KT P6SM FEW250
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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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