AirNav: 8SD - Bowdle Municipal Airport

8SD
(formerly 5SD3)

Bowdle Municipal Airport
Bowdle, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	8SD
Lat/Long:	45-26-22.4200N 099-40-30.7550W 45-26.373667N 099-40.512583W 45.4395611,-99.6752097 (estimated)
Elevation:	1963 ft. / 598.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	08E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SW of BOWDLE, SD
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	57428

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1953
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	8SD (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ARPT ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY. Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	3600 x 150 ft. / 1097 x 46 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity OTS INDEFLY.
Runway edge markings:	MKD WITH YELLOW AND BLACK METAL A-FRAME MKRS.
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Latitude:	45-26.609500N	45-26.137833N
Longitude:	099-40.767000W	099-40.258167W
Elevation:	1960.0 ft.	1963.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	135 magnetic, 143 true	315 magnetic, 323 true
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	none	15 ft. road, 560 ft. from runway, 37:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BOWDLE PO BOX 553 BOWDLE, SD 57428 Phone 605-285-6350
Manager:	RICK BOSCHEE C/O TOWN OF BOWDLE, PO BOX 553 BOWDLE, SD 57428 Phone 605-285-6350

Additional Remarks

-	RY 13 HAS 4 FT FENCE 200 FT FROM THR.
-	RY 31 HAS 4 FT FENCE 250 FT FROM THR.
-	ARPT CLSD 1 NOV-15 APR.
-	WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT
-	ARPT CLSD SS-SR.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8SD.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

0D8 - Gettysburg Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
KMBG - Mobridge Municipal Airport (31 nm W)
KASY - Ashley Municipal Airport (38 nm N)
98D - Onida Municipal Airport (48 nm S)
7L2 - Linton Municipal Airport (53 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:12	11:12
Sunrise	06:44	11:44
Sunset	20:31	01:31
Evening civil twilight	21:03	02:03

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Apr-2026 22:12:57
Local (UTC-5)	21-Apr-2026 17:12:57

METAR

KMBG
32nm W

212152Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM CLR 26/03 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T02610033

TAF

KMBG
32nm W

211720Z 2118/2218 14011KT P6SM FEW250 FM212300 17012G19KT P6SM FEW250 FM220200 14010G17KT P6SM FEW250 FM220800 14009KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/18035KT FM221000 14009KT P6SM FEW250 FM221700 15015G23KT P6SM SCT210

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