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KCUT Custer County Airport
Custer, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: CUT
Lat/Long: 43-43-59.9380N / 103-37-03.7010W
43-43.998967N / 103-37.061683W
43.7333161 / -103.6176947
(estimated)
Elevation: 5602 ft. / 1707 m (estimated)
Variation: 11E (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of CUSTER, SD
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 57730

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1969
Sectional chart: CHEYENNE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CUT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-SEP MON-FRI 0600-1900, MAY-SEP SAT-SUN 0700-1500, OCT-APR MON-FRI 0800-1600
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 08/26 OPER DUSK-2200, AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RY 08 & 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
AIRPORT BEACON OBSCURED RADIALS 200-260.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 120.00 (605-673-5744)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RAPr228/30.0RAPID CITY VORTAC112.3013E
ECSr096/(31.2)NEWCASTLE VOR108.2011E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
FOR MINOR REPAIRS CALL 605-673-3874.
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 5500 x 60 ft. / 1676 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.65 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: none60 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CUSTER COUNTY
420 MT RUSHMORE RD
CUSTER, SD 57730
Phone 605-673-4824
Manager: BRIAN MADETZKE
12202 AVIATION PLACE
CUSTER, SD 57730
Phone 605-673-3874

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 13
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 23/day *
53% local general aviation
45% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 15 June 2009

Additional Remarks

TREES OBSTRUCT THE TRANSITION OF RWY EDGES.
STRONG CROSSWINDS & WINDSHEAR MAY EXIST ON FINAL UNDER WINDY CONDS.
CFM WINTER CONDS WITH AMGR (605) 673-3874.
BE ALERT: CHECK DENSITY ALT & LEAN MIXTURE FOR BEST OPERATION AT THIS ALT.
10 FT WILDLIFE FENCE AROUND PERIMETER OF AIRPORT

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KCUT.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHSR - Hot Springs Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KRAP - Rapid City Regional Airport (31 nm NE)
KECS - Mondell Field Airport (32 nm W)
KRCA - Ellsworth Air Force Base (33 nm NE)
49B - Sturgis Municipal Airport (42 nm N)
 
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From to KCUT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4113:41
Sunrise07:1414:14
Sunset16:1723:17
Evening civil twilight16:4923:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Dec-2009 16:08:24
Local (UTC-7)  05-Dec-2009 09:08:24
 
METAR
KCUT 051553Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM BKN070 M06/M12 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP105 T10561122 TSNO
TAF
KRAP 
31nm NE 
051122Z 0512/0612 34007KT P6SM OVC080 FM051500 33016KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM052000 35016KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 FM060500 34012KT P6SM -SN OVC020
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Custer County Airport 605-673-3874
Aviation fuel, Rental cars, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Public telephone, Computerized weather, Internet access, Restrooms, Showers, Camping on site

More info about Custer County Airport
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100LL Jet A
AS $4.46 $3.70 
GUARANTEED
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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Fort Welikit Car Rentals 605-673-6600
888-978-2267
[web site]
[email]
Rental cars

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Custer County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Custer County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KCUT have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN CUSTER SD 2.5 74-190
ECONO LODGE MT RUSHMORE MEMORIAL 15.3 110-210
BEST WESTERN BUFFALO RIDGE INN 2.1 104-170
HOLIDAY INN EXP STES HILL CITY 13.9 65-301
THE LODGE AT PALMER GULCH 12.2 90-157
COMFORT INN AND SUITES CUSTER 2.3 100-280
 

Other hotels near Custer County Airport

Miles Price ($)
S8 CUSTER CRAZY HORSE AREA 2.0 117-160
ROCK CREST LODGE AND CABINS 2.2 125-230
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 2.2 95-105
CHIEF MOTEL 2.2 74-89
ECONO LODGE CUSTER 2.4 96-190
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES CUSTER 2.4 118-280

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Custer County Airport

12 in Custer
5 in Hill City
8 in Keystone
 

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