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SD49 Hite Airport
Ferney, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: SD49
Lat/Long: 45-17-13.8500N 098-03-15.3410W
45-17.230833N 098-03.255683W
45.2871806,-98.0542614
(estimated)
Elevation: 1320 ft. / 402 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of FERNEY, SD
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 57434

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at ABR (18 nm NW): 125.875 (605-206-9423)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ABRr114/15.4ABERDEEN VOR/DME113.0007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RENEY110/13.020307EAB .- -...

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2100 x 60 ft. / 640 x 18 m
Surface: turf
Runway edge markings: & 35 APCHS MKD WITH AUTO TIRES.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HITE FARMS
40861 145TH ST
CONDE, SD 57434
Phone 972-562-8027
Manager: DONALD HITE
10030 N. AMERICAN LANE
MCKINNEY, TX 75071
Phone 972-834-5922

Additional Remarks

- RY 17/35 MINIMUM MAINTENANCE - LAND AT OWN RISK.
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SD49.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KABR - Aberdeen Regional Airport (18 nm NW)
8D7 - Clark County Airport (28 nm SE)
1D8 - Redfield Municipal Airport (33 nm SW)
KBTN - Britton Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
KATY - Watertown Regional Airport (44 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2113:21
Sunrise07:5313:53
Sunset17:3923:39
Evening civil twilight18:1100:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Feb-2026 23:42:35
Local (UTC-6)  02-Feb-2026 17:42:35
 
METAR
KABR 
18nm NW 		022253Z AUTO 05009KT 3SM -SN BR OVC028 M09/M11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP235 P0001 T10891111
KBTN 
34nm N 		SuperAWOS
022315Z AUTO 04009KT 9SM OVC033 M11/M12 A3016 RMK AO2
TAF
KABR 
18nm NW 		022207Z 0222/0318 05010KT 2SM -SN BR OVC013 TEMPO 0222/0223 1SM -SN BR FM030300 04007KT P6SM OVC015 FM031700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC022
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