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KVMR · Harold Davidson Field

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KVMR FAA VMR Elev 1,146 ft Lat 42° 45.92' N Lon 96° 56.06' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,105 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 126° 4,105 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
30 306° 4,105 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

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

  • A/D SIOUX CITY APP/DEP 124.600
  • RCO HURON RDO 122.550
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 25 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 16–34. 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.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 16–34. 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • 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 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 16–34—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.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 12–30: H4105X75 (CONC) S–12 MIRL RWY 12: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.…

  • 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

    birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH DAKOTA 389 TEA MARV SKIE–LINCOLN CO (Y14) 2 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N43º27.29´ W96º48.08´ 1511 B NOTAM FILE HON RWY 16–34: H3650X60 (CONC) S–22 MIRL 0.6% up N RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·Fuel avbl H24 via credit card.
  • ·Ultralights on and invof arpt.
  • ·Be alert: Acft on apch to Rwy 03 at Joe Foss Fld (FSD) descending/holding at 3300´ over ROKKY LOM located 2.4 miles NNW of the arpt.
  • ·Due to the proximity of FSD arpt sug VFR acft departing Y14 mntn at or blw 2500 ft MSL until 5 NM fm Y14 or ctc FSD apch on 125.8 for tfc adzys.
  • ·Hay cutting operations May–Sep, farming equipment may be in apch zones.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices Section—Aerobatic Practice Areas.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-836-0503
  • ·CTAF/AUNICOM 122.8 GCO 121.725 (4 clicks to SIOUX FALLS twr) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Sioux Falls Apch at 605-336-8602; when Apch clsd ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·SIOUX FALLS (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.0 FSD Chan 97 N43º38.97´ W96º46.87´ 175º 11.7 NM to fld. 1571/9E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 160º–170º blo 4,000´ 160º–170º byd 12 NM 320º–000º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 330º–345º byd 10 NM blo 8,000´ 330º–345º byd 25 NM blo 12,000´ 335º–350º byd 46 NM THE SIGURD ANDERSON (See WEBSTER on page 391) TIMBER LAKE MUNI (D58) 1 SW UTC–7(–6DT) N45º24.90´ W101º04.99´ 2193 NOTAM FILE HON RWY 12–30: 3300X150 (TURF) RWY 30: Road.
  • ·For fld conds call AMGR 605–848–2624.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-848-2624
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·RWY 30: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 38´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE PAPI Rwy 12 and Rwy 30, MIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-677-8159
  • ·CTAF/AUNICOM 122.8 YANKTON RCO 122.4 (HURON RADIO) ®SIOUX CITY APP/DEP CON 124.6 (1200–0330Z‡) MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.025 (0330–1200Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Sioux City Apch at 712-293-2482.
  • ·When Sioux City Apch clsd, for CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·YANKTON (L) DME 111.4 YKN Chan 51 N42º55.10´ W97º23.10´ 115º 21.9 NM to fld. 1301.
  • ·DME unusable: 249º–264º byd 24 NM blo 2,800´ OMAHA L–12I BILLINGS OMAHA L–12I IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,300 ops in 2006

2024 total

4,098

10-yr total

40,980

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

24.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.49

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Hard landing 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
2012-09-14 NORTH WING DESIGN APACHE SPORT · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-06-14 Cessna 182Q · Hard landing · VMC · dusk →
1998-04-05 Taylorcraft BC12-65 · Other · day →
1996-07-03 Hewitt CASSUTT 3M · Engine failure · day →
1991-06-26 Piper PA-28-140 · Under/overshoot · 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
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 41 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 47 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 47 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 55 nm
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 75 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 91 nm
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen Brookings SD 93 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 98 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 100 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 100 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
Dennis Daniel Martens Vermillion SD 1 nm
Mark Wayne Dahlhoff Vermillion SD 1 nm
Tyler Charles Kludt Akron IA 17 nm
Carly James Christensen Hartington NE 17 nm
Kenton David Petersen Jefferson SD 19 nm
James Patrick Eisenmenger Yankton SD 22 nm
Laura Nicole Standen Yankton SD 22 nm
Kolby James Olson Concord NE 23 nm
Michael Joseph Wankum Mccook Lake SD 24 nm
Russel Scott Bauermeister Crofton NE 25 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
Scott Arlen Olson Vermillion SD 1 nm
Matthew Tyler Jorgensen Vermillion SD 1 nm
Calvin Kay Vanderwal Burbank SD 5 nm
Clark Michael Larson Meckling SD 7 nm
Scott Michael Rivers Elk Point SD 12 nm
Stanley Harold Thoms Elk Point SD 12 nm
Robert Allen Stowe Jr Westfield IA 15 nm
Russell Olaf Rasmussen Ponca NE 16 nm
James V White Wakonda SD 16 nm
Timothy Tyler Schram Akron 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
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 22 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 42 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 50 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 51 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 53 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 80 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 195 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 215 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 215 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 233 nm

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