FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EFC |
| Lat/Long: | 44-44-03.1470N / 103-51-43.1730W 44-44.052450N / 103-51.719550W 44.7342075 / -103.8619925 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3190 ft. / 972.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of BELLE FOURCHE, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 57717 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1986 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EFC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SPF (16 nm S): | 118.325 (605-642-8536) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 127.95/338.2 (CRAWFORD RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4498 x 60 ft. / 1371 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 44-44.379900N | | 44-43.724983N |
| Longitude: | 103-51.961483W | | 103-51.477667W |
| Elevation: | 3168.0 ft. | | 3179.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 152 true | | 321 magnetic, 332 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3650 x 120 ft. / 1113 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKED WITH WHITE & BLACK METAL A-FRAMES. MARKED WITH WHITE & BLACK METAL A-FRAMES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 44-44.382400N | | 44-43.799067N |
| Longitude: | 103-51.603883W | | 103-51.787250W |
| Elevation: | 3189.0 ft. | | 3189.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BELLE FOURCHE CITY HALL 606 6TH AVE BELLE FOURCHE, SD 57717 Phone 605-892-2494 |
| Manager: | RICK PETERS 10970 AIRPORT ROAD BELLE FOURCHE, SD 57717 Phone 605-892-6345 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 20 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHTS & GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
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 between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 32 | |
download (242KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSPF - Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (16 nm S)
49B - Sturgis Municipal Airport (28 nm SE)
W43 - Hulett Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KRCA - Ellsworth Air Force Base (48 nm SE)
KRAP - Rapid City Regional Airport (54 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunset | | 19:23 | | 01:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:53 | | 01:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 22:52:54 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Sep-2008 16:52:54 |
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| METAR |
KRCA 49nm SE | 052155Z 21010KT 10SM BKN060 BKN120 CLR 16/04 A3005 RMK AO2A SLP174 T01610044 $
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| TAF |
KRCA 49nm SE | 051919 34015KT 9999 BKN060 QNH3006INS BECMG 0102 VRB06KT 9999 SCT060 QNH3007INS BECMG 1415 33009KT 9999 -RA BKN050 OVC100 QNH3005INS T18/21Z T07/12Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0602 NEXT 0803
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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