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.
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What is the airport code for Groton Municipal?
Its FAA code is 2E6.
Where is Groton Municipal?
It is 5 miles north of Groton, South Dakota, 1,310 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Groton Municipal?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,500 feet long, grass.
Does Groton Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Aberdeen Regional (15 nm west), Britton Municipal (22 nm northeast), Clark County (42 nm southeast), Gwinner/Roger Melroe Field (45 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Aberdeen Regional (15 nm west), Britton Municipal (22 nm northeast), The Sigurd Anderson Airport (28 nm southeast), Ellendale Municipal (34 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in South Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Airport not recommended for winter use.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Groton from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Groton, South Dakota: 2 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Groton 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Dakota 467 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Dakota 70 landing places
- South Dakota 2,273 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2E6.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.