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
| 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.