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SD18

Keystone Heliport
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	SD18
Lat/Long:	43-54-58.5400N 103-26-30.1900W 43-54.975667N 103-26.503167W 43.9162611,-103.4417194 (estimated)
Elevation:	4988 ft. / 1520.3 m (surveyed)
From city:	13 miles SW of RAPID CITY, SD
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	57751

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/2018
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at CUT (13 nm SW):	120.00 (605-206-3961)
WX ASOS at RAP (18 nm NE):	118.525 (605-223-0202)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RAPr246/18.9		RAPID CITY VORTAC		112.30		13E
ECSr076/(37.5)		NEWCASTLE VOR		108.20		11E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	40 x 120 ft. / 12 x 37 m
Surface:	concrete, in fair condition
Latitude:	43-54.966667N
Longitude:	103-26.516667W
Elevation:	4988.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	KEYSTONE ADVENTURES, INC. 1912 W MAIN ST, STE B RAPID CITY, SD 57702 Phone 605-255-4534
Manager:	ANDY BUSSE 24035 HIGHWAY 16A KEYSTONE, SD 57751 Phone 605-431-3286

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ELLSWORTH APCH AT 605-385-6198, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SD18.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRAP - Rapid City Regional Airport (18 nm NE)
KRCA - Ellsworth Air Force Base (20 nm NE)
49B - Sturgis Municipal Airport (30 nm N)
KHSR - Hot Springs Municipal Airport (33 nm S)
KSPF - Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (37 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:01	12:01
Sunrise	06:31	12:31
Sunset	19:23	01:23
Evening civil twilight	19:52	01:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Apr-2026 10:19:59
Local (UTC-6)	04-Apr-2026 04:19:59

METAR

KCUT 13nm SW	040953Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM OVC022 M02/M06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP234 T10221056
KRAP 19nm NE	040952Z AUTO 33018KT 10SM OVC044 01/M02 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP255 T00061022
KRCA 20nm NE	040955Z 34016KT 10SM BKN017 OVC028 00/M03 A3014 RMK AO2A CIG 017V027 SLP243 P0000 T00021027

TAF

KRAP 19nm NE	040727Z 0407/0506 33016KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 0407/0410 3SM BR OVC015 FM041800 34015G25KT P6SM FEW090
KRCA 20nm NE	040515Z 0405/0509 32010G25KT 2200 -SN BR OVC015 650308 QNH3012INS BECMG 0408/0409 32010G25KT 4800 -SN BR OVC030 650308 QNH3020INS BECMG 0410/0411 32010G25KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC030 650108 QNH3020INS BECMG 0416/0417 33010G25KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3023INS BECMG 0501/0502 33006KT 9999 SKC QNH3026INS TX10/0422Z TNM02/0403Z

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