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Location

Latitude: 
43-48-22.9390N (43.806372)
Longitude: 
103-38-13.7020W (-103.637139)
Elevation: 
5800.0 feet MSL (1768 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
7.3 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. NW of Custer, South Dakota
Found On: 
Cheyenne Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JEROME W KUTIL
2040 W MAIN SUITE 212
RAPID CITY, SD 57702
605-341-5660
FORTIFIED INC DBA THE FORT
HWY 16 N
CUSTER, SD 57730
605-673-4761

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Heliport
Activation Date: 
08/1994
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
MAY-SEP/ALL/0900-1900
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZDV (Denver)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZDV (Denver)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
6800 feet (2073 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 605

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Huron(HON)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 0SD5

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    28.4 Hot Springs Municipal Airport
    (KHSR HSR)
    157 150 100LL
    28.9 Rapid City Regional Airport
    (RAP KRAP RAP)
    60 53 100LL, Jet A
    29.7 Mondell Field Airport
    (ECS KECS ECS)
    279 271 100LL, Jet A
    38.4 Sturgis Municipal Airport
    (49B)
    16 9 100LL, Jet A
    41.0 Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field Airport
    (SPF KSPF SPF)
    351 344 100LL, Jet A
    56.5 Belle Fourche Municipal Airport
    (KEFC EFC)
    350 343 100LL, Jet A
    62.8 Chadron Municipal Airport
    (CDR KCDR CDR)
    157 150 100LL, Jet A
    71.5 Lusk Municipal Airport
    (LSK KLSK LSK)
    208 200 100LL
    87.6 Gordon Municipal Airport
    (GRN KGRN GRN)
    132 126 100LL
    88.2 Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport
    (GCC KGCC GCC)
    292 284 100LL, Jet A
    89.3 Philip Airport
    (PHP KPHP PHP)
    79 73 100LL
    97.4 Converse County Airport
    (DGW KDGW DGW)
    232 224 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

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    NM of 0SD5

    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC ELLSWORTH APCH AT 605-385-6198, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
    A52-H1 PLINE 30 FT HIGH 200 FT SE.
    E111 PRVDD AREA IS FENCED; MKD & WIND IND MAINTAINED.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 16 ft (5 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    0SD5 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  16 ft x 16 ft (5 m x 5 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

    0SD5 Sectional

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    0SD5 Diagram


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