Groton Municipal
2E6 · Groton, South Dakota · Brown County · map
Groton Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Groton, 5 miles north of Groton, South Dakota, 1,310 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,500 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2E6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Groton
- Elevation
- 1,310 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1949
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,500 × 100 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 300 ft
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 300 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Groton from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Groton, South Dakota: 3 piston singles, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Airport not recommended for winter use.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.