Eureka Municipal
3W8 · Eureka, South Dakota · Mc Pherson County · map
Eureka Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Eureka, 2 miles north of Eureka, South Dakota, 1,935 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 3,100 feet of asphalt. It has about 11 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 580 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Eureka Municipal?
Its FAA code is 3W8.
Where is Eureka Municipal?
It is 2 miles north of Eureka, South Dakota, 1,935 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Eureka Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 3,100 feet long.
Does Eureka Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
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 Eureka Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3W8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Eureka
- Elevation
- 1,935 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; 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
- June 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,100 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 1,821 × 150 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 07: fence 4 ft high 80 ft from the end
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
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mobridge Municipal (35 nm southwest), Linton Municipal (36 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Ashley Municipal (18 nm northeast), Hoven Municipal (33 nm south), Mobridge Municipal (35 nm southwest), Linton Municipal (36 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
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate PAPI runway 12 &30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 12/30 markings very faded.
- Runway 07/25 marked with white black tipped mkr cones.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 11 |
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 580, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 80 |
| general aviation, local | 500 |
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 Eureka from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Eureka, South Dakota: 6 piston singles. 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Eureka 6 aircraft · 6 piston singles
- 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/3W8.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 30, 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.