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6E5

Wilder Airport
Desmet, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	6E5
Lat/Long:	44-25-58.9710N 097-33-29.3760W 44-25.982850N 097-33.489600W 44.4330475,-97.5581600 (estimated)
Elevation:	1730.4 ft. / 527.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	03E (2025)
From city:	2 miles N of DESMET, SD
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	57231

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1974
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:	ACTVT PAPI RWY 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P:	118.150 (605-860-2233)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQ 126.25/339.8 (HURON RCAG).

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:

3700 x 60 ft. / 1128 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 16

RUNWAY 34

Latitude:

44-26.268117N

44-25.697567N

Longitude:

097-33.638117W

097-33.341117W

Elevation:

1728.5 ft.

1730.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

157 magnetic, 160 true

337 magnetic, 340 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

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

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD 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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16		download (240KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34		download (235KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (412KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8D7 - Clark County Airport (28 nm N)
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)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:17	13:17
Sunrise	07:47	13:47
Sunset	17:41	23:41
Evening civil twilight	18:12	00:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Feb-2026 22:24:46
Local (UTC-6)	03-Feb-2026 16:24:46

METAR

TAF

KHON 29nm W	031902Z 0319/0418 VRB04KT P6SM OVC018 FM032000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN015 FM040000 VRB04KT P6SM OVC025 FM040600 30005KT P6SM OVC010 PROB30 0406/0410 4SM -SN OVC008 FM041100 34010G17KT P6SM BKN012 FM041700 34008KT P6SM SCT035
KATY 33nm NE	031737Z 0318/0418 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 OVC070 TEMPO 0318/0320 3SM -SN BR BKN030 OVC040 FM032300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN030 OVC050 FM040500 26005KT P6SM OVC018 PROB30 0405/0409 3SM -FZDZSN BR OVC010 FM040900 32010KT P6SM OVC008 PROB30 0409/0413 3SM -FZDZSN BR OVC012 FM041300 35010G17KT P6SM OVC016 FM041700 33009KT P6SM BKN025

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