69 public-use fields

South Dakota Airport Density Altitude

South Dakota has 69 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 13 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport City Field elev Worst typical afternoon DA Month
KCUT — Custer County Custer 5,620 ft 8,165 ft ⚠ July
KSPF — Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field Spearfish 3,933 ft 6,382 ft ▲ July
6V0 — Edgemont Municipal Edgemont 3,594 ft 6,282 ft ▲ July
KIEN — Pine Ridge Pine Ridge 3,333 ft 5,983 ft ▲ July
9V6 — Martin Municipal Martin 3,295 ft 5,830 ft ▲ July
KHSR — Hot Springs Municipal Hot Springs 3,150 ft 5,756 ft ▲ July
49B — Sturgis Municipal Sturgis 3,255 ft 5,727 ft ▲ July
KEFC — Belle Fourche Municipal Belle Fourche 3,191 ft 5,703 ft ▲ July
KRAP — Rapid City Regional Rapid City 3,204 ft 5,665 ft ▲ July
6V4 — Wall Municipal Wall 2,813 ft 5,347 ft ▲ July
9D2 — Harding County Buffalo 2,891 ft 5,267 ft ▲ July
6V5 — Bison Municipal Bison 2,791 ft 5,152 ft ▲ July
KSUO — Rosebud Sioux Tribal Rosebud 2,724 ft 5,143 ft ▲ July
84D — Cheyenne Eagle Butte Eagle Butte 2,449 ft 4,977 ft July
D07 — Faith Municipal Faith 2,584 ft 4,924 ft July
KLEM — Lemmon Municipal Lemmon 2,573 ft 4,917 ft July
5V8 — Kadoka Municipal Kadoka 2,466 ft 4,878 ft July
KPHP — Philip Philip 2,209 ft 4,644 ft July
8F6 — Murdo Municipal Murdo 2,270 ft 4,549 ft July
3Y7 — Isabel Municipal Isabel 2,398 ft 4,547 ft July
7Q7 — White River Municipal White River 2,151 ft 4,453 ft July
KICR — Winner Regional Winner 2,032 ft 4,435 ft July
9D1 — Gregory Municipal/Flynn Field Gregory 2,175 ft 4,427 ft July
D58 — Timber Lake Municipal Timber Lake 2,193 ft 4,407 ft July
5P2 — Mc Laughlin Municipal Mc Laughlin 2,008 ft 4,151 ft July
0D8 — Gettysburg Municipal Gettysburg 2,062 ft 4,150 ft July
98D — Onida Municipal Onida 1,885 ft 4,123 ft July
8SD — Bowdle Municipal Bowdle 1,963 ft 4,017 ft July
KPIR — Pierre Regional Pierre 1,744 ft 4,006 ft July
9D0 — Highmore Municipal Highmore 1,854 ft 4,000 ft July
5P5 — Presho Municipal Presho 1,760 ft 3,959 ft July
6A6 — Kimball Municipal Kimball 1,755 ft 3,941 ft July
9F8 — Hoven Municipal Hoven 1,885 ft 3,922 ft July
KMBG — Mobridge Municipal Mobridge 1,716 ft 3,918 ft July
9V9 — Chamberlain Municipal Chamberlain 1,696 ft 3,912 ft July
3W8 — Eureka Municipal Eureka 1,935 ft 3,861 ft July
5T4 — Herreid Municipal Herreid 1,725 ft 3,807 ft July
D65 — Corsica Municipal Corsica 1,580 ft 3,789 ft July
1D3 — Platte Municipal Platte 1,618 ft 3,762 ft July
3A9 — Arlington Municipal Arlington 1,818 ft 3,755 ft July
8D9 — Howard Municipal Howard 1,586 ft 3,753 ft July
1D7 — The Sigurd Anderson Webster 1,858 ft 3,693 ft July
KAGZ — Wagner Municipal Wagner 1,478 ft 3,677 ft July
KMDS — Madison Municipal Madison 1,718 ft 3,670 ft July
8D7 — Clark County Clark 1,793 ft 3,663 ft July
KATY — Watertown Regional Watertown 1,749 ft 3,628 ft July
8D8 — Lake Andes Municipal Lake Andes 1,475 ft 3,625 ft July
8V3 — Parkston Municipal Parkston 1,418 ft 3,592 ft July
KMKA — Miller Municipal Miller 1,570 ft 3,581 ft July
6E5 — Wilder Desmet 1,730 ft 3,574 ft July
3FU — Faulkton Municipal Faulkton 1,571 ft 3,564 ft July
4X4 — Wessington Springs Wessington Springs 1,545 ft 3,527 ft July
Y14 — Marv Skie-Lincoln County Tea 1,511 ft 3,510 ft July
KBKX — Brookings Regional Brookings 1,648 ft 3,468 ft July
4P3 — Flandreau Municipal Flandreau 1,645 ft 3,458 ft July
KFSD — Joe Foss Field Sioux Falls 1,430 ft 3,411 ft July
KYKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Yankton 1,306 ft 3,401 ft July
KMHE — Mitchell Municipal Mitchell 1,304 ft 3,374 ft July
Y03 — Springfield Municipal Springfield 1,324 ft 3,343 ft July
KHON — Huron Regional Huron 1,289 ft 3,294 ft July
2E6 — Groton Municipal Groton 1,310 ft 3,271 ft July
1D8 — Redfield Municipal Redfield 1,309 ft 3,221 ft July
7G9 — Canton Municipal Canton 1,290 ft 3,148 ft July
KBTN — Britton Municipal Britton 1,318 ft 3,133 ft July
KABR — Aberdeen Regional Aberdeen 1,302 ft 3,126 ft July
KVMR — Harold Davidson Field Vermillion 1,147 ft 3,109 ft July
7K7 — Graham Field North Sioux City 1,109 ft 3,075 ft July
8D3 — Sisseton Municipal Sisseton 1,162 ft 2,980 ft July
1D1 — Milbank Municipal Milbank 1,118 ft 2,796 ft July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which South Dakota airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Custer County (KCUT) tops the list: from 5,620 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 8,165 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in South Dakota?

Custer County (KCUT) at 5,620 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.