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KHON · Huron Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KHON FAA HON Elev 1,289 ft Lat 44° 23.11' N Lon 98° 13.71' 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: 7,201 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 128.1° 7,201 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.07%
30 308.1° 7,201 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.07%
18 180° 5,000 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.03%
36 360° 5,000 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.03%

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 · 6 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.125
  • CTAF CTAF 123.600
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 126.250
  • RDO RDO 122.100
  • RDO RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 123.000

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

  • NDB HO

    Beady

    0.30 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC HON

    Huron

    117.60 MHz · DME 117.60 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 32 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 13–31, PAPI Rwy 13–31. 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.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; REIL Rwys 18, 30, and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31, PAPI Rwy 13–31. 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

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; REIL Rwys 18, 30, and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31, PAPI Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 13–31, PAPI Rwy 13–31—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.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; REIL Rwys 18, 30, and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 12; REIL Rwys 18, 30, and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (32 sentences)
  • ·374 SOUTH DAKOTA HOVEN MUNI (9F8) 2 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N45º15.45´ W99º47.87´ 1885 B NOTAM FILE HON RWY 13–31: H3700X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 13: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·RWY 31: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 29´.
  • ·Church steeple 2029 ft MSL 6800 ft fm Rwy 31 thld.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-948-2257
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·PIERRE (VL) (H) VORTACW 113.75 PIR Chan 84(Y) N44º23.67´ W100º09.77´ 006º 54.1 NM to fld. 1791/11E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–016º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 005º–016º byd 88 NM 017º–023º byd 40 NM HOWARD MUNI (8D9) 1 N UTC–6(–5DT) N44º02.00´ W97º32.02´ 1586 NOTAM FILE HON RWY 13–31: 2656X150 (TURF) 0.8% up SE RWY 13: Road.
  • ·RWY 18–36: 1952X150 (TURF) RWY 18: Trees.
  • ·Aprt CLOSED for night opns.
  • ·Rwys clsd during winter months.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 mkd with white black tipped mkr cones.
  • ·Rwy 13 4´+ fence 45´ R 300´ fm thr and 125´ R 240´ fm thr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-772-4391
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·HURON RGNL (HON)(KHON) 0 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N44º23.11´ W98º13.71´ 1289 B NOTAM FILE HON RWY 12–30: H7201X100 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–150, 2S–175, 2D–280, 2D/2D2–395 PCN 51 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 12: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: H5000X75 (CONC) S–40, D–55 PCN 11 R/C/W/T MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·RWY 12: TORA–7201 TODA–7201 ASDA–7201 LDA–7201 RWY 18: TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–5000 RWY 30: TORA–7201 TODA–7201 ASDA–7201 LDA–7201 RWY 36: TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–5000
  • ·PAPI Rwys 12, 18, 30 and 36 oper SR–0400Z‡; other times actvt—CTAF.
  • ·Agricultural acft spraying invof arpt Apr–Aug.
  • ·For attendant after hrs call 605–352–9262.
  • ·Sfc conds not mntd 0200 to 1200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-353-8516
  • ·ASOS 118.125 (605) 215–0039.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.2 (HURON RADIO) MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·(DH) DME 117.6 HON Chan 123 N44º26.41´ W98º18.67´ 133º 4.8 NM to fld. 1303.
  • ·BEADY NDB (LOMW) 302 HO N44º26.63´ W98º20.21´ 120º 5.8 NM to fld. 1315/7E.

+ 2 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · HON

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 37,058 ops in 1997

2024 total

12,200

10-yr total

127,008

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 98% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

15.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=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
2020-02-15 Cessna 182 · Stall / spin · 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
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 53 nm
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen Brookings SD 62 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 77 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 82 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 82 nm
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 86 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 116 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 126 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Ainsworth NE 131 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 158 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
Danny Craig Hofer Huron SD 2 nm
Richard Laverne Hofer Huron SD 2 nm
Cowles Channing Redfield Ii Hitchcock SD 17 nm
Spencer James Schenk Wessingtn Spg SD 27 nm
Britton John Spader De Smet SD 29 nm
Daniel Edward Appel Redfield SD 32 nm
Jeffrey Peter Krall Mitchell SD 40 nm
Jon Leonard Krall Mitchell SD 40 nm
Todd James Shannon Mitchell SD 40 nm
Scott Douglas Gerlach Mitchell SD 40 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
Richard Laverne Hofer Huron SD 2 nm
James Noel Schoenfelder Huron SD 2 nm
George Timothy Grayson Huron SD 2 nm
Heath Donovan Kretschmar Huron SD 2 nm
Thomas William Perrenoud Huron SD 2 nm
Matthew Leigh Moeding Huron SD 2 nm
Kyle Lee Meyer Huron SD 2 nm
Robert Dean Kalmbach Huron SD 2 nm
Levi Lynn Fawcett Cavour SD 8 nm
Joseph Lee Gruntmeir Iroquois SD 16 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 80 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 80 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 83 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 96 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 105 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 145 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 150 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 201 nm
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 209 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 218 nm

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