Wilder Airport (6E5)

6E5
Wilder Airport (6E5)
Desmet, SD
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier 6E5
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 97°33'29.3760" W / 44°25'58.9710" N
-97.558160 / 44.433048 (Estimated)
Elevation 1730.40 ft / 527.43 m (Surveyed)
Land 236 acres
From nearest city 2 nautical miles N of Desmet, SD
Location Kingsbury County, SD
Magnetic Variation 03E (2025)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF DESMET
Address PO BOX 70
DESMET, SD 57231
Phone number 605-854-3731
Manager CASEY HARTY
Address PO BOX 70
DESMET, SD 57231
Phone number 605-860-0248
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart OMAHA
Region AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS HON - HURON
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility HON (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.9 MHz
AWOS-3P 6E5 (605-860-2233)
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AGRI,INSTR
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions 3700 x 60 ft (1128 x 18 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
16 34
Alignment 160° 340°
Physical elevation 1728.50 ft 1730.10 ft
Coordinates 44.437802 / -97.560635 44.428293 / -97.555685
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.