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6E5

Wilder Airport
Desmet, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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:	CASEY HARTY PO BOX 70 DESMET, SD 57231 Phone 605-860-0248

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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16		download (240KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34		download (236KB)
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-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:13	10:13
Sunrise	05:49	10:49
Sunset	21:08	02:08
Evening civil twilight	21:44	02:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Jun-2026 23:37:08
Local (UTC-5)	03-Jun-2026 18:37:08

METAR

TAF

KHON 29nm W	031742Z 0318/0418 19008KT P6SM BKN250 FM032100 18012G22KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 0322/0401 VRB25G45KT 4SM TSRA SCT030CB BKN080 FM040100 16012KT 4SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM040400 16006KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC030 FM040700 VRB04KT P6SM BKN090
KATY 33nm NE	031725Z 0318/0418 19011G17KT P6SM SCT070 BKN130 FM032100 19018G28KT P6SM SCT050 BKN110 PROB30 0400/0402 4SM -TSRA BKN060CB FM040200 18010G19KT 6SM -SHRA SCT060 OVC120 PROB30 0402/0405 4SM TSRA BKN060CB FM040500 20009KT P6SM OVC090 PROB30 0405/0407 6SM -SHRA BKN070 FM041000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN030 OVC060

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