Groton Municipal Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 45-32-01.4500N (45.533736)
Longitude: 
 098-05-38.1400W (-98.093928)
Elevation: 
 1310.0 feet MSL (399 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.6 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. N of Groton, South Dakota
Found On: 
 Twin Cities Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
TERRY HERRON
PO BOX 587
GROTON, SD 57445
605-397-7458		 CITY OF GROTON
PO BOX 587
GROTON, SD 57445
605-397-8422

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 05/1949
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2310 feet (704 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 HON
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 2E6

    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
    14.8 Aberdeen Regional Airport
    (ABR KABR ABR)    		 249 245 100LL, Jet A
    22.4 Britton Municipal Airport
    (TTO KBTN BTN)    		 40 37 100LL, Jet A
    38.4 Oakes Municipal Airport
    (2D5)    		 0 356 100LL
    41.6 Clark County Airport
    (8D7)    		 156 153 100LL, Jet A
    49.4 La Moure Rott Municipal Airport
    (4F9)    		 350 346 100LL
    52.5 Faulkton Municipal Airport
    (3FU)    		 235 231 100LL
    54.4 Watertown Regional Airport
    (ATY KATY ATY)    		 132 129 100LL, Jet A
    66.9 Milbank Municipal Airport
    (1D1)    		 105 103 100LL
    69.1 Huron Regional Airport
    (HON KHON HON)    		 184 180 100LL, Jet A
    70.7 Miller Municipal Airport
    (KMKA MKA)    		 211 207 100LL
    75.3 Harry Stern Airport
    (WAH KBWP BWP)    		 54 52 100LL, Jet A
    83.0 Herman Municipal Airport
    (06Y)    		 76 74 100LL
    84.5 Barnes County Municipal Airport
    (KBAC BAC)    		 2 359 100LL, Jet A
    85.1 Gettysburg Municipal Airport
    (0D8)    		 247 242 100LL, Jet A
    87.2 Jamestown Regional Airport
    (JMS KJMS JMS)    		 344 340 100LL, Jet A
    87.3 Lac Qui Parle County Airport
    (KDXX DXX)    		 111 109 100LL
    90.2 Napoleon Municipal Airport
    (5B5)    		 310 305 100LL
    91.2 Myers Field Airport
    (KCNB CNB)    		 121 119 100LL, Jet A
    91.5 Brookings Regional Airport
    (BKX KBKX BKX)    		 143 140 100LL, Jet A
    92.6 Fergus Falls Municipal/Einar Mickelson Field Airport
    (FFM KFFM FFM)    		 60 58 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
    A110-2 ARPT NOT RCMDD FOR WINTER USE.
    A17 ARPT CLSD DEC-APR EXCP PPR 605-397-8422.
    E111 EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 2500 ft (762 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    2E6 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  2500 ft x 100 ft (762 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 10/02/2024
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Elevation: 
    		 1304.0 1305.0
    Latitude: 
    		 45-32-13.7900N 45-31-49.1100N
    Longitude: 
    		 098-05-38.3100W 098-05-37.9700W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 179 359
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonstandard (other than numbers only) Nonstandard (other than numbers only)
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 1310.0 1308.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 300 300
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 45-32-10.8287N 45-31-52.0705N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 098-05-38.2694W 098-05-38.0122W

    Services

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

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