Ellsworth Afb Airport (RCA) - FAA Information
Rapid City, SD
Location & QuickFacts
| FAA Information Effective: | 2007-12-20 |
| Airport Identifier: | RCA |
| Airport Status: | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude: | 103-06-12.6000W/44-08-42.0000N
-103.103500/44.145000 (Estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3280 ft / 999.74 m (Estimated) |
| Land: | 0 acres |
| From nearest city: | 5 nautical miles SW of Rapid City, SD |
| Location: | Pennington County, SD |
| Magnetic Variation: | 11E (1985) |
Owner & Manager
| Ownership: | Air Force owned |
| Owner: | U.s. Air Force |
| Address: | 44th Csg, Ellsworth Afb
Rapid City, SD 57706 |
| Manager: | Base Operations |
| Address: | 44th Csg, Ellsworth Afb
Rapid City, SD 57706 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
| Airport Use: | Private |
| Segmented Circle: | No |
| Control Tower: | Yes |
| Lighting Schedule: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon Color: | Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
| Sectional chart: | Cheyenne |
| Region: | AGL - Great Lakes |
| Boundary ARTCC: | ZDV - Denver |
| Tie-in FSS: | HON - Huron |
| FSS on Airport: | No |
| FSS Toll Free: | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
| NOTAMs Facility: | RAP (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
Airport Services
| Airframe Repair: | MAJOR |
| Power Plant Repair: | MAJOR |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | LOW |
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Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimension: | 13497 x 300 ft / 4113.9 x 91.4 m |
| Surface: | CONC, |
| Pavement Class: | 123/R/B/X/T |
| Edge Lights: | High |
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Runway 13 |
Runway 31 |
| Longitude: | 103-07-14.6300W | 103-05-10.9600W |
| Latitude: | 44-09-31.8900N | 44-07-52.7400N |
| ILS Type: | ILS
| ILS
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| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
| Markings: | Precision instrument, Good Condition | Precision instrument, Good Condition |
| VASI: | 4-light PAPI on left side
PAPI NOT ON CONT, CTC TWR. PAPI COINCIDENT WITH HGT GP 4. | 4-light PAPI on left side
PAPI NOT ON CONT, CTC TWR. PAPI COINCIDENT WITH HGT GP 4. |
| RVR Equipment: | touchdown | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | ALSF1
RAIL | ALSF1
RAIL |
| Runway End Identifier: | Yes | Yes |
| Touchdown Lights: | No | No |
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Radio Navigation Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| RA | NDB | Ranch | | 254.00 | 11E | 11.7 nm |
| SPF | NDB | Black Hills | | 300.00 | 11E | 35.7 nm |
| EFC | NDB | Belle Fourche | | 269.00 | 11E | 48.1 nm |
| RCA | TACAN | Ellsworth | 025X | | 11E | 0.4 nm |
| RAP | VORTAC | Rapid City | 070X | 112.30 | 13E | 10.9 nm |
Remarks
- FUEL: J8
- FLUID: SP LPOX LOX-48 HR PN RQR.
- OIL: O-132-133-148
- TRAN ALERT: SVC AVBL 1500-0300Z++ WKDAYS; CLSD SAT, SUN. AND HOLS.
- RSTD: ALL ACFT MAINT AT OR ABV 7700' AND 2640' HORIZONTAL SEPARATION IN THE IMMED VCNTY OF MT. RUSHMORE; AVOID DEVILS TWR BY 5 NM. PPR ALL FULL STOP ACFT CTC BASE OPS NO EARLIER THAN 72 HR PRIOR TO ETA. FAX DSN 675-1053, C605-385-1053.
- CAUTION: HI POTENTIAL FOR MID-AIR COLLISION EXISTS WITH ACFT FR RAPID CITY ARPT LCTD APRX 6.5 NM SE OF ARPT. WHEN ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 31 EXER EXTREME CAUTION FOR CIV HI INTS PRK LOT LGT LCTD 6600' FR END OF RWY AND IN LINE WITH APCH LGT SYS.
- CAUTION: BIRD HAZ - MIGRATORY BIRD ACT AUG-NOV (PHASELL) AND MAR-MAY (PHASELL) SFC TO 5000' AGL. DEER HAZ, RPT ANY ACT TO TWR/PTD.
- MISC: INBD VIP CODE 7 OR HI, CTC RAYMOND 33 15 MIN PRIOR TO BLOCK TIME WITH NAME, RANK AND PURPOSE OF VISIT.
- PRIDE HNGR LOCATED N OF BASE WX STN. HGT AND SIZE OF THE HNGR BLOCKS 20% OF THE HRZN & HINDERS OBS OF TS & OTHER CNVTV CLDS. FROM OBS POINT WX TECHNICIANS UNABLE TO SEE THE TDZ OF BOTH RWYS. S END WIND SENSOR TYPICALLY READS 10-15 KTS LOWER THAN N END DRG STG N WIND EVENTS.
- RSTD: PPR ALL FULL STOP ACRFT CTC BASE OPS NO LATER THAN 72 HRS PRIOR TO ETA.
- CSTMS/AG/IMG: LTD. AVBL 24 HRS WITH 3 HR PRIOR NOTICE. IMG SVCS NA FOR NON DOD PERSONNEL OR NON US CITIZEN. CTC 28 OSS/OSAA, DSN 675 1052/2861, C605 385 1052/2861, FAX C605 385 1053 DSN 675 1053.
- MILITARY RSTD: BWC-(SEVERE) NO APP/DEP WITHOUT 28 OG/CC APPROVAL. (MODERATE) TAKEOFF/APPROACHES WITH SQUADRON OPS OFFICER OR HIGHER PPR ONLY. REQ BWC UPDATE BEFORE EACH APPROACH PRIOR TO REACHING THE FAF. (LOW) NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES IN EFFECT.
- MILITARY REMARKS: OPR 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU; 1400-0300Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT, SUN ACC DOWN DAYS AND HOL.
- CAUTION: HI POTENTIAL FOR MID-AIR COLLISION EXISTS WITH ACFT FR RAPID CITY ARPT LCTD APRX 6.5 NM SE OF ARPT.
- JASU: (AM32A-95) (A/M32A-86)
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