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SD57 W L Thompson Airport
Pierre, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: SD57
Lat/Long: 44-33-59.9290N 100-45-01.5220W
44-33.998817N 100-45.025367W
44.5666469,-100.7504228
(estimated)
Elevation: 2113 ft. / 644.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09E (1985)
From city: 20 miles NW of PIERRE, SD
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 57532

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PIRr281/27.2PIERRE VORTAC113.7511E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 2600 x 80 ft. / 792 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: plinepline

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 2400 x 80 ft. / 732 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: plinepline

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions: 2400 x 80 ft. / 732 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY NW  RUNWAY SE
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LOIS S. THOMPSON
BOX 396
PIERRE, SD 57501
Phone 605-567-3350
Manager: CHARLES M. THOMPSON
BOX 396
PIERRE, SD 57501

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at SD57.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPIR - Pierre Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
98D - Onida Municipal Airport (29 nm E)
84D - Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport (33 nm NW)
0D8 - Gettysburg Municipal Airport (42 nm NE)
KPHP - Philip Airport (48 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3013:30
Sunrise07:0014:00
Sunset16:5323:53
Evening civil twilight17:2400:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Feb-2026 01:43:58
Local (UTC-7)  03-Feb-2026 18:43:58
 
METAR
KPIR 
23nm SE 		040053Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM OVC100 01/M01 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP274 T00061011
TAF
KPIR 
23nm SE 		031737Z 0318/0418 VRB04KT P6SM FEW010 OVC014 TEMPO 0318/0320 BKN009 OVC017 FM032300 34005KT P6SM BKN020 PROB30 0402/0407 4SM -FZDZSN BR OVC015 FM040700 33012G20KT P6SM OVC013 FM041700 31008KT P6SM BKN022
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