FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SPF |
| Lat/Long: | 44-28-51.8000N 103-47-09.6000W
44-28.863333N 103-47.160000W
44.4810556,-103.7860000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3933.1 ft. / 1198.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of SPEARFISH, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 57783 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SPF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-DUSK
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 605-642-2656/641-2787. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31; PAPI RYS 13 & 31 AND TWY A LGTS- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.325 (605-642-8536) |
| ELLSWORTH APPROACH: | 119.5 [0500-0000] |
| ELLSWORTH DEPARTURE: | 119.5 [0500-0000] |
| WX AWOS-3P at 49B (18 nm E): | 119.275 (605-347-3356) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 127.95/338.2 (RAPID CITY RCAG) WHEN ELLSWORTH APCH CTL (RCA) CLSD.
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 6401 x 75 ft. / 1951 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 33.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 44-29.447282N | | 44-28.700135N |
| Longitude: | 103-47.821110W | | 103-46.784117W |
| Elevation: | 3884.0 ft. | | 3895.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 135 true | | 304 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. hill, 2160 ft. from runway, 380 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4003 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 44-28.600015N | | 44-28.582370N |
| Longitude: | 103-47.615687W | | 103-46.696137W |
| Elevation: | 3932.8 ft. | | 3901.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 081 magnetic, 092 true | | 261 magnetic, 272 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 1995 x 120 ft. / 608 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 04/22 & RY 08/26 MARKED WITH BLACK & WHITE EDGE MARKERS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 44-28.620397N | | 44-28.850992N |
| Longitude: | 103-46.874093W | | 103-46.547758W |
| Elevation: | 3903.9 ft. | | 3866.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 045 true | | 214 magnetic, 225 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear | | 1 ft. fence, 150 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SPEARFISH
625 NORTH FIFTH STREET
SPEARFISH, SD 57783
Phone 605-642-1333 |
| Manager: | CHANNING WAGNER
300 AVIATION PLACE
SPEARFISH, SD 57783
Phone 701-590-2828 |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH VOL OF ACFT OPRNG INVOF OF MT RUSHMORE AND CRAZY HORSE MONUMENTS AT OR BLW 7500 FT; PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO MNT 122.85 FOR TFC ADVISORIES. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -30C. |
| - | IREG OPNS IN & OUT OF PVT AIRFIELD LOCATED APRXLY 3300 FT S OF ARPT; CHECK CTAF FREQ FOR STATUS. |
| - | RY 22 +4 FT FENCE 50 FT R 141 FT FM THLD & 50 FT L 175 FT FM THLD., |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL ON TURF RYS, CFM CONDS WITH AMGR, CALL 605-642-4112/2656. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (4 CLICKS TO ELLSWORTH APPROACH AND 6 CLICKS TO DENVER CENTER) |
| - | FOR CD CTC ELLSWORTH APCH AT 605-385-6198, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (224KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (151KB) |
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| SWUNG TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (343KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (404KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEFC - Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (16 nm N)
49B - Sturgis Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
W43 - Hulett Municipal Airport (35 nm W)
KRCA - Ellsworth Air Force Base (36 nm SE)
KRAP - Rapid City Regional Airport (41 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Andreas Lauschke
Photo taken 06-Oct-2024
looking northeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 13:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 14:32 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 23:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:06 | | 00:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jan-2026 22:57:20 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Jan-2026 15:57:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KSPF | 092235Z AUTO 28014G21KT 10SM CLR M01/M13 A3021 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KRCA
37nm SE | 091900Z 0919/1101 31025G35KT 9999 FEW080 520009 QNH3009INS TEMPO 0920/0922 30020G30KT BECMG 0921/0922 30015G25KT 9999 FEW080 QNH3023INS BECMG 1002/1003 29010G15KT 9999 BKN060 OVC100 620606 QNH3016INS BECMG 1012/1013 32015G25KT 9999 BKN050 OVC100 620509 QNH3017INS TX01/0919Z TNM03/1003Z
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KRAP
41nm SE | 091758Z 0918/1018 32015G30KT P6SM FEW100 FM100100 31006KT P6SM SCT100 FM101300 32010G20KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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