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6E5 Wilder Airport
Desmet, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 6E5
Lat/Long: 44-25-50.8900N / 097-33-40.2790W
44-25.848167N / 097-33.671317W
44.4308028 / -97.5611886
(estimated)
Elevation: 1729 ft. / 527.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 2 miles N of DESMET, SD
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 57231

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1974
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HON (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HONr081/32.1HURON VORTAC117.6010E
BKXr277/32.9BROOKINGS VOR/DME108.8006E
ATYr200/37.5WATERTOWN VORTAC116.6009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WENTWORTH316/32.240005EMDS -- -.. ...

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3700 x 60 ft. / 1128 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 1730 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear9 ft. road, 620 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF DESMET
PO DRAWER 70
DESMET, SD 57231
Phone 605-854-3731
Manager: RYAN PETERSEN
PO DRAWER 70
DESMET, SD 57231
Phone 605-860-1547

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 33/week *
82% local general aviation
18% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 22 August 2007

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6E5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHON - Huron Regional Airport (29 nm W)
KMDS - Madison Municipal Airport (32 nm SE)
KBKX - Brookings Regional Airport (33 nm E)
KATY - Watertown Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
KMHE - Mitchell Municipal Airport (44 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 6E5 (Wilder Airport)
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 11-Jul-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3810:38
Sunrise06:1211:12
Sunset21:0202:02
Evening civil twilight21:3602:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 10:41:29
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 05:41:29
 
METAR
KHON 
29nm W 
251020Z AUTO 02013G23KT 2SM +RA BR BKN015 BKN027 OVC070 18/17 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 34041/1000 WSHFT 0958 RAB02 P0027 TSNO
KBKX 
33nm E 
251015Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM FEW010 BKN026 BKN033 20/19 A3003 RMK AO1
KATY 
33nm NE 
250953Z AUTO 33014KT 6SM +TSRA SCT016 BKN065 OVC080 17/14 A3006 RMK AO2 PK WND 36034/0934 WSHFT 0928 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB31RAB48 SLP169 P0005 T01720139
KMHE 
44nm SW 
251005Z AUTO 35005KT 1 1/2SM BR FEW001 20/19 A3000 RMK AO2
TAF
KHON 
29nm W 
250951Z 251006 VRB04KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB TEMPO 1011 4SM BR BKN010 FM1100 VRB04KT 6SM BR SCT010 TEMPO 1113 4SM BR BKN010 FM1500 29007KT P6SM SCT070 FM1900 36007KT P6SM FEW100 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KATY 
33nm NE 
250959Z 251006 33012KT P6SM -TSRA SCT015CB OVC080 FM1100 VRB05KT P6SM -RA VCTS BKN040CB OVC100 FM1400 02009KT P6SM BKN150 FM1600 02010KT P6SM SCT050 FM0100 03005KT P6SM SKC
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