FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | MHE |
Lat/Long: | 43-46-29.3590N 098-02-19.0150W 43-46.489317N 098-02.316917W 43.7748219,-98.0386153 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1304.4 ft. / 397.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04E (2020) |
From city: | 3 miles N of MITCHELL, SD |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 57301 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 11/1937 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | MHE (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1800 FOR ATTENDANT OTHER HRS CALL 605-996-1228. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 31, REIL RWY 13 & 18, PAPI RWY 13, 31, 18 & 36 , HIRL RWY 13/31; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS: | 124.175 (605-995-5803) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY HURON RADIO FREQ 122.3 (MITCHELL RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQ 126.25/339.8 (HURON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MHE at field | | MITCHELL VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 04E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS A DAY. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 6701 x 100 ft. / 2042 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 55.0 | Double wheel: | 90.0 | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 43-46.856840N | | 43-46.085070N |
Longitude: | 098-03.090877W | | 098-02.003705W |
Elevation: | 1296.1 ft. | | 1303.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 134 true | | 310 magnetic, 314 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 5513 x 100 ft. / 1680 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 35.0 | Double wheel: | 90.0 | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 43-46.965262N | | 43-46.057963N |
Longitude: | 098-02.041782W | | 098-02.032148W |
Elevation: | 1282.8 ft. | | 1303.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 180 true | | 356 magnetic, 360 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF MITCHELL 612 N MAIN ST. MITCHELL, SD 57301 Phone 605-995-8420 |
Manager: | MIKE SCHERSCHLIGT 621 WEST 5TH MITCHELL, SD 57301 Phone 605-770-4594 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | 61% | local general aviation | 35% | transient general aviation | 4% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 28 May 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | ULTRALGT ACTVT ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (213KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (229KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (238KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (262KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (246KB) |
VOR RWY 13 | |
download (215KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (176KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (229KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8V3 - Parkston Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
4X4 - Wessington Springs Airport (27 nm NW)
KHON - Huron Regional Airport (38 nm N)
KMDS - Madison Municipal Airport (44 nm E)
KAGZ - Wagner Municipal Airport (44 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Evan Baas
Photo taken 18-Sep-2019
looking northwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 31-May-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 10:55 |
Sunset | | 21:05 | | 02:05 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:40 | | 02:40 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 31-May-2023 23:30:32 |
Local (UTC-5) | 31-May-2023 18:30:32 |
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METAR |
KMHE | 312253Z AUTO 23009G14KT 10SM CLR 32/10 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP073 T03220100
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TAF |
KHON 37nm N | 311735Z 3118/0118 25010KT P6SM FEW100 SCT150 FM312000 22009KT P6SM SCT100 FM010000 18008KT P6SM FEW100 FM010200 14006KT P6SM FEW250 FM011600 15012G17KT P6SM FEW100
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NOTAMs |
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