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KSHL · Sheldon Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KSHL FAA SHL Elev 1,419 ft Lat 43° 12.50' N Lon 95° 50.00' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,199 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 155.5° 4,199 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.16%
33 335.5° 4,199 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.16%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.775
  • RDO FORT DODGE RDO 122.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 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 RY 15/33; PAPI AND REIL RYS 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 15/33; PAPI AND REIL RYS 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 15/33; PAPI AND REIL RYS 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33; PAPI AND REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·FOR SERVICE AFTER HRS CALL 712-324-4005 OR 324-1900.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Sheldon Municipal

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,501 ops in 2008

2024 total

5,500

10-yr total

75,005

2024 mix

AC/AT 15% · GA 84% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2001-09-01 Cessna 172N · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1985-06-23 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 16 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 44 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 44 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 45 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 45 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 48 nm
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 73 nm
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen Brookings SD 78 nm
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 92 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 99 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
Scott Anthony Smit Hospers IA 9 nm
Jillian Lynn Van Briesen George IA 11 nm
Robert Donald O'Leary Sibley IA 12 nm
Nadine Jean Petersen Sibley IA 12 nm
James Robert Arnt Jr Sibley IA 12 nm
Philip Jansen Smith Hartley IA 16 nm
Albert Jerome Williamson Orange City IA 16 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 16 nm
Lane David Mars Orange City IA 16 nm
Jacob Glen Passer Orange City IA 16 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
Chad William Fischer Sheldon IA 2 nm
Robert Donald O'Leary Sibley IA 12 nm
James Robert Arnt Jr Sibley IA 12 nm
Steven Mark Evans Alton IA 15 nm
Philip Jansen Smith Hartley IA 16 nm
Albert Jerome Williamson Orange City IA 16 nm
Kelly Joseph Rutt Orange City IA 16 nm
Michael Duane Morse Jr Orange City IA 16 nm
Tim Alan Ter Haar Sioux Center IA 17 nm
Stanton Dale Spaulding Sioux Center IA 17 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 21 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 28 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 45 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 46 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 46 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 70 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 149 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 162 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 162 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 184 nm

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