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KRCA Ellsworth Air Force Base
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: RCA
Lat/Long: 44-08-42.3400N / 103-06-12.8400W
44-08.705667N / 103-06.214000W
44.1450944 / -103.1035667
(estimated)
Elevation: 3278 ft. / 999 m (estimated)
Variation: 11E (1985)
From city: 5 miles SW of RAPID CITY, SD
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 57706

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1938
Sectional chart: CHEYENNE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RAP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: FRI 1400-0300, ALL MON-THU 1400-0730Z+
CLSD SAT, SUN, ACC DOWN DAYS & HOL.
Pattern altitude: RECTANGULAR 4500', OVERHEAD 5000'. AVOID OVFT OF BASE PROPER WHEN CIR TO LDG.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
AIRFIELD LIGHTING ONLY AVAILABLE DURING TWR HOURS.
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)

Airport Communications

ATIS: 120.625 269.9 [SAME AS ATCT HRS.]
ELLSWORTH GROUND: 121.8 275.8 [1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0300Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT,, SUN, ACC DOWN DAYS, & HOL.]
ELLSWORTH TOWER: 126.05 353.5 [1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0300Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT,, SUN, ACC DOWN DAYS, & HOL.]
ELLSWORTH APPROACH: 119.5 259.1 [OPR H24 FR 1200Z++ MON THRU 0400Z++SAT, 1200-0400Z]
ELLSWORTH DEPARTURE: 119.5 289.4 [OPR H24 FR 1200Z++ MON THRU 0400Z++SAT, 1200-0400Z]
BASIC RADAR SVC: 119.5 259.1 289.4
COMD POST: 321.0
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
PMSV: 375.775
PTD: 372.2
RDR: 373.0 393.0
WX ASOS at RAP (6 nm S): 118.525 (605-393-2832)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 127.95/338.2 (RAPID CITY RCAG) WHEN ELLSWORTH APCH CTL CLSD.
  • RADAR - SEE TERMINAL FLIP FOR RADAR MINIMA.
  • CALL RAYMOND 33 (HAVE QUICKTIMING AVBL 287.7.)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RAPr326/10.9RAPID CITY VORTAC112.3013E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RANCH329/11.725408ERA .-. .-
BLACK HILLS114/35.630011ESPF ... .--. ..-.

Airport Services

Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 13497 x 300 ft. / 4114 x 91 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 71 /R/A/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 44-09.531480N44-07.878650N
Longitude: 103-07.244030W103-05.182070W
Elevation: 3278.3 ft.3182.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left
RY 13, ILS & PAPI GS ARE NOT COINCIDENTAL.		4-light PAPI on left
RY 31, ILS & PAPI GS ARE NOT COINCIDENTAL.
RVR equipment: touchdowntouchdown
Approach lights: ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Instrument approach: ILSILS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: U.S. AIR FORCE
44TH CSG, ELLSWORTH AFB
RAPID CITY, SD 57706
Manager: BASE OPERATIONS
44TH CSG, ELLSWORTH AFB
RAPID CITY, SD 57706
Phone 605-385-1052
BASE OPS V675-1052/2861.

Additional Remarks

- FUEL: J8
- OIL: O-132-133-148
- TRAN ALERT: SVC AVBL 1500-2300Z++MON-FRI; CLSD SAT, SUN & HOL, AND ACC DOWN DAYS. NO FLEET SVC AVBL.
- RSTD: ALL ACFT MAINT AT OR ABV 7700 FT & 2640 FT HORIZONTAL SEPARATION IN THE IMMED VCNTY OF MT. RUSHMORE; AVOID DEVILS TWR BY 5 NM. PPR ALL FULL STOP ACFT CTC BASE OPS NO EARLIER THAN 72 HR PRIOR TO ETA. FAX DSN 675-1053, C605-385-1053.
- CAUTION: HI POTENTIAL FOR MID-AIR COLLISION EXISTS WITH ACFT FR RAPID CITY ARPT LCTD APRX 6.5 NM SE OF ARPT.
- CAUTION: BIRD HAZ - MIGRATORY BIRD ACT NOV-DEC (PHASE II) AND MAR-APR (PHASE II) SFC TO 5000 FT. DEER HAZ, RPT ANY ACT TO TWR/PTD.
- MISC: INBD VIP CODE 7 OR HI, CTC RAYMOND 33 15 MIN PRIOR TO BLOCK TIME WITH NAME, RANK AND PURPOSE OF VISIT.
- PRIDE HNGR LOCATED N OF BASE WX STN. HGT AND SIZE OF THE HNGR BLOCKS 20% OF THE HRZN & HINDERS OBS OF TS & OTHER CNVTV CLDS. FROM OBS POINT WX TECHNICIANS UNABLE TO SEE THE TDZ OF BOTH RWYS. S END WIND SENSOR TYPICALLY READS 10-15 KTS LOWER THAN N END DRG STG N WIND EVENTS.
- RSTD: PPR MIN 24 HR NOTICE, CTC DSN 675-1052/2861, C605-385-1052/2861, FAX 1053.
- MILITARY RSTD: BIRD WATCH COND - (SEVERE/MODERATE) NO APCH/DEP W/O 28 OG/CC APVL, AND CREWS SHOULD COMPLY WITH OWNING MAJCOM GUIDANCE."REQ BWC UPDATE BEFORE EACH APPROACH PRIOR TO REACHING THE FAF. (LOW) NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES IN EFFECT.
- MILITARY REMARKS: OPR 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU; 1400-0300Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT, SUN ACC DOWN DAYS AND HOL.
- MISC: AMOPS AVBL TO STORE CLASSIFIED UP TO SECRET, CTC CP FOR TS AND COMSEC STORAGE; COMSEC ISSUING NOT AVBL FROM AMOPS.
- ACC REDUCED SAME RY SEPN APPLIED TO ACC ACFT ONLY.
- REMARKS: TRAN ACFT WELCOME FOR APCH AND PATTERN WORK, ASRS REQUESTED.
- REMARKS-MISC: TRAN ACFT WELCOME FOR APCH AND PATTERN WORK (ASR APCH'S REQUESTED).
- RMK - CAUTION: ACFT RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES (ARFF) LTD FOR C-5 ACFT DUE TO REDUCED FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT. PIOLTS WILL LAND AT THEIR OWN RISK.
- CAUTION: HI POTENTIAL FOR MID-AIR COLLISION EXISTS WITH ACFT FR RAPID CITY ARPT LCTD APRX 6.5 NM SE OF ARPT.
- JASU: (AM32A-95) (A/M32A-86)

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
HI-ILS OR LOC RWY 13 **CHANGED**   download (291KB)
HI-ILS OR LOC RWY 31 **CHANGED**   download (292KB)
ILS OR LOC RWY 13 **CHANGED**   download (295KB)
ILS OR LOC RWY 31 **CHANGED**   download (304KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 13   download (228KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 31   download (240KB)
TACAN RWY 13   download (227KB)
TACAN RWY 31   download (198KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (49KB)
 
Departure Procedures
ELLSWORTH ONE   download (163KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRAP - Rapid City Regional Airport (6 nm S)
49B - Sturgis Municipal Airport (20 nm NW)
KSPF - Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (36 nm NW)
KEFC - Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (48 nm NW)
KHSR - Hot Springs Municipal Airport (48 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2913:29
Sunrise06:5913:59
Sunset17:1500:15
Evening civil twilight17:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Feb-2012 13:35:48
Local (UTC-7)  11-Feb-2012 06:35:48
 
METAR
KRCA 111255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M20/M24 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP402 T12021241 $
KRAP 
6nm S 		111252Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M21/M24 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP417 T12111244
TAF
KRCA 1021/1119 02012KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3030INS BECMG 1101/1102 15009KT 9999 FEW060 QNH3040INS TM08/1021Z TM19/1113Z AMD 102110 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1103 NEXT 1311
KRAP 
6nm S 		111207Z 1112/1212 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM111800 15011KT P6SM SKC
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Hotels near Ellsworth Air Force Base

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT RAPID CITY 4.0 64-249
SLEEP INN AND SUITES RAPID CITY 4.1 128-159
COUNTRY INN STES RAPID CITY 5.5 169-304
SUPER8 RAPID CITY LACROSS ST 5.6 37-89
BEST WESTERN RAMKOTA HOTEL 5.6 118-200
QUALITY INN RAPID CITY 5.7 90-310
MICROTEL RAPID CITY 5.7 107-215
ECONO LODGE RAPID CITY 5.7 99-109
HAMPTON INN RAPID CITY 5.7 
AMERICINN LODGE AND SUITES OF RAPID CITY 5.7 57-207
RAPID CITY-DAYS INN 5.7 114-180
GRAND GATEWAY HOTEL 5.8 167-367
FOOTHILLS INN 5.8 109-329
COMFORT INN I-90 5.8 138-155
TRAVELODGE RAPID CITY 5.9 95-131

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

Hotels in other cities near Ellsworth Air Force Base

27 in Rapid City
1 in Blackhawk
 

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