Faulkton Municipal
3FU · Faulkton, South Dakota · Faulk County · map
Faulkton Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Faulkton, 1 mile east of Faulkton, South Dakota, 1,571 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,249 feet of asphalt. It has about 13 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,560 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Faulkton Municipal?
Its FAA code is 3FU.
Where is Faulkton Municipal?
It is 1 mile east of Faulkton, South Dakota, 1,571 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Faulkton Municipal?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,249 feet long, asphalt.
Does Faulkton Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Faulkton Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Faulk County Flying Club INC. Compare them
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Faulkton Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3FU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Faulkton
- Elevation
- 1,571 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1953
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,249 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: threshold displaced 254 ft, road 16 ft high 560 ft from the end
- Runway 31: fence 5 ft high 350 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Gettysburg Municipal (36 nm west), Aberdeen Regional (38 nm northeast), Onida Municipal (47 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Redfield Municipal (27 nm southeast), Miller Municipal (31 nm south), Hoven Municipal (32 nm northwest), Gettysburg Municipal (36 nm west).
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
- Runway 13 4 feet fence 200 feet right 415 feet from threshold; top of fence below runway end elevation.
- Runway 13 markings very faded.
- Runway 31 markings very faded.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced thld.
- Wildlife and waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 11 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,560, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 160 |
| general aviation, local | 3,400 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Faulkton from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Faulkton, South Dakota: 10 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Faulk County Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Faulkton
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 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 Faulkton 12 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 drones
- Faulk County Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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 7 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/3FU.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.