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SD53 Howard Field Airport
Beresford, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: SD53
Lat/Long: 42-54-23.0000N 096-48-39.0000W
42-54.383333N 096-48.650000W
42.9063889,-96.8108333
(estimated)
Elevation: 1250 ft. / 381 m (estimated)
Variation: 06E (1995)
From city: 13 miles SW of BERESFORD, SD
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 57010

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1998
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at VMR (10 nm SW): 118.650

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 1906 x 75 ft. / 581 x 23 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 800 ft.no
Obstructions: 35 ft. plines, markednone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DAVID HOWARD
46970 309TH ST
BERESFORD, SD 57004-6518
Phone (605) 670-0234
Manager: DAVID HOWARD
46970 309 TH ST
BERESFORD, SD 57004-6518
Phone (605) 670-0234

Additional Remarks

- POWERLINES N; S & W OF RY.
- TWR LOCATED 1 MILE NORTH AND 3/4 MILE EAST.
- FOR CD CTC SIOUX CITY ATCT AT 712-293-2482. WHEN SUX ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SD53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVMR - Harold Davidson Field Airport (10 nm SW)
KYKN - Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (25 nm W)
0B4 - Hartington Municipal Airport/Bud Becker Field (27 nm SW)
KLRJ - Le Mars Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
KSXK - Sioux County Regional Airport (29 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0513:05
Sunrise07:3513:35
Sunset17:4823:48
Evening civil twilight18:1800:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Feb-2026 14:40:37
Local (UTC-6)  08-Feb-2026 08:40:37
 
METAR
KVMR 
10nm SW 		SuperAWOS
081415Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR M02/M02 A3003 RMK AO2
TAF
KSUX 
37nm SE 		081121Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM090600 15005KT P6SM SCT250
KFSD 
41nm N 		081121Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM090600 18005KT P6SM SCT250
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