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SD2 Lake Cochrane Seaplane Base
Gary, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: SD2
Lat/Long: 44-42-35.1500N 096-28-28.3500W
44-42.585833N 096-28.472500W
44.7097639,-96.4745417
(estimated)
Elevation: 1690 ft. / 515 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles S of GARY, SD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 57218

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/2017
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HON (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at CNB (9 nm E): 118.575 (507-223-5293)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MMLr294/31.9MARSHALL VOR/DME111.0005E
MVEr239/36.1MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME111.6005E

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: 100LL UL91
100LL:CALL 507-829-9073.
UL91:CALL 507-829-9073.

Runway Information

Runway 10W/28W

Dimensions: 3920 x 100 ft. / 1195 x 30 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 10W  RUNWAY 28W
Latitude: 44-42.633333N44-42.538333N
Longitude: 096-28.920000W096-28.025000W
Elevation: 1690.0 ft.1690.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
2382 LAKE COCHRANE DRIVE EAST
GARY, SD 57237
Phone 561-702-5870
Manager: JAMES EKHOLM
2382 LAKE COCHRANE DRIVE EAST
GARY, SD 57237
Phone 561-702-5870

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
- ARPT CLSD 1 DEC T0 1 MAY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SD2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCNB - Myers Field Airport (9 nm E)
KDXX - Lac Qui Parle County Airport (21 nm NE)
KBKX - Brookings Regional Airport (28 nm SW)
KATY - Watertown Regional Airport (31 nm NW)
1D1 - Milbank Municipal Airport (31 nm N)
  
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From to SD2

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5110:51
Sunrise06:2311:23
Sunset20:2401:24
Evening civil twilight20:5601:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Apr-2026 21:34:50
Local (UTC-5)  27-Apr-2026 16:34:50
 
METAR
KCNB 
9nm E 		272115Z AUTO 33020G29KT 10SM -RA OVC010 07/06 A2968 RMK AO2 T00660056
TAF
KATY 
31nm W 		271720Z 2718/2818 34020G26KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC006 FM272100 33021G33KT P6SM VCSH OVC006 FM272300 34020G32KT P6SM OVC011 FM280100 34019G31KT P6SM BKN045 FM280400 33014G24KT P6SM FEW140 FM280800 31009KT P6SM FEW250
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