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KEFC · Belle Fourche Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KEFC FAA EFC Elev 3,191 ft Lat 44° 44.05' N Lon 103° 51.72' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 152.2° 4,501 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
32 332.2° 4,501 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
18 192.6° 3,639 ft 120 ft GRS No 0.02%
36 12.6° 3,639 ft 120 ft GRS No 0.02%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 127.950
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KEFC on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 18 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 14–32—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1500–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–0100Z‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·364 SOUTH DAKOTA BELLE FOURCHE MUNI (EFC)(KEFC) 4 N UTC–7(–6DT) N44º44.07´ W103º51.71´ 3191 B NOTAM FILE HON RWY 14–32: H4501X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 14: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 32: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 33´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: 3639X120 (TURF)
  • ·Waterfowl on and invof arpt.
  • ·Ultralights opns on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 marked with white/black marker cones.
  • ·High vol of acft oprng invof of Mt.
  • ·Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monuments at or blw 7500´; pilots are advised to mnt 122.85 for tfc advisories.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-892-6345
  • ·CTAF/AUNICOM 122.8 ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·RAPID CITY (VH) (H) VORTAC 112.3 RAP Chan 70 N43º58.56´ W103º00.74´ 309º 58.4 NM to fld. 3157/13E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 215º–232º byd 40 NM 233º–243º byd 40 NM blo 8,300´ 233º–243º byd 81 NM blo 18,000´ 244º–253º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 244º–253º byd 61 NM 254º–264º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ BISON MUNI (6V5) 0 SW UTC–7(–6DT) N45º31.10´ W102º28.07´ 2791 B NOTAM FILE HON RWY 11–29: H3500X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.3% up E RWY 11: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·RWY 29: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·Fuel avbl H24 via credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-244-5677
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·DICKINSON (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.9 DIK Chan 76 N46º51.60´ W102º46.41´ 157º 81.5 NM to fld. 2527/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–015º 180º–230º byd 40 NM 190º–200º 260º–270º BLACK HILLS–CLYDE ICE FLD (See SPEARFISH on page 387) BILLINGS L–12F, 13E IAP BILLINGS L–14F NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,112 ops in 2009

2024 total

4,206

10-yr total

41,816

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

23.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=4

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-08-30 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2004-12-03 Cessna 182P · CFIT · VMC · night →
2001-08-06 Grice Avid Flyer · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1995-10-20 Cessna 180G · Weather · VMC · day →

Designees in SD

CFI Flight Instructors 301 A&P Mechanics 597 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 12 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 6 Schools Flight Schools 12 FBO Fixed Base Operators 36 Clubs Flying Clubs 7 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Duane Rath Spearfish SD 15 nm
Dennis Wayne Keesling Sheridan WY 132 nm
Glenn Walter Smith Sheridan WY 132 nm
Lanny Dewitt Guyton Sheridan WY 132 nm
Brian Nicholas Parke Casper WY 156 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 208 nm
Gregory Bettis Billings MT 208 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Billings MT 208 nm
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 215 nm
Kent William Potter Laurel MT 215 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James David Deranleau Belle Fourche SD 4 nm
Patrick Aaron Hiles Belle Fourche SD 4 nm
Michael Duane Rath Spearfish SD 15 nm
Raymond Anton Jilek Spearfish SD 15 nm
Seth Michael Erickson Spearfish SD 15 nm
Jason Jay Woolston Spearfish SD 15 nm
Joseph Edward Adams Spearfish SD 15 nm
Jamey Andrew Anderson Spearfish SD 15 nm
Paul Carlson Hopkins Spearfish SD 15 nm
Elliot Lowell Erickson Aladdin WY 17 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Edward Joseph Amiotte Belle Fourche SD 4 nm
James David Deranleau Belle Fourche SD 4 nm
Clifford Harold Veit Belle Fourche SD 4 nm
Travis Brand Peters Belle Fourche SD 4 nm
Nathan Mark Kalkbrenner Belle Fourche SD 4 nm
James Earl Anderson Saint Onge SD 13 nm
Joseph James Gawlikowski Spearfish SD 15 nm
Roy E Kimbell Jr Spearfish SD 15 nm
Raymond Anton Jilek Spearfish SD 15 nm
Joseph Edward Adams Spearfish SD 15 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 54 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 157 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 158 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 260 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 262 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 286 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 289 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 295 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 295 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 299 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.