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Onida Municipal

98D · Onida, South Dakota · Sully County · map

Onida Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Onida, 2 miles west of Onida, South Dakota, 1,885 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 3,800 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 15 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,500 takeoffs and landings a year.

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for Onida Municipal?

Its FAA code is 98D.

Where is Onida Municipal?

It is 2 miles west of Onida, South Dakota, 1,885 feet above sea level.

How long is the longest runway at Onida Municipal?

The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 3,800 feet long.

Does Onida Municipal have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

What fuel can you buy at Onida Municipal?

The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Onida Municipal?

1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

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 Onida Municipal…

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA 98D
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
City of Onida
Elevation
1,885 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
100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
On the chart
Twin Cities sectional
Magnetic variation
6E
In the FAA's files since
May 1947

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

13310826N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
13/313,800 × 60 ftAsphalt, excellentMedium-intensity lights
08/262,160 × 120 ftGrass, good
  • Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left
  • Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9
98D AWOS-3P120.0
Pierre and center (remote transmitter) Low125.1

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Repairs
airframe and engine: minor repairs
Parking
hangars, tie-downs
Also here
crop spraying

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Gettysburg Municipal (18 nm north), Pierre Regional (21 nm southwest).

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.
  • 150 feet water tower 1.4 mile southeast of runway 31.
  • Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 and PAPI runway 13 and 31 - the common traffic frequency.
  • Ultralights on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Runway 08/26 closed winter months due to lack of snow removal.
  • Runway marked with white and black cones.
  • Runway marked with white and black cones.
  • ULTRA-LIGHT act around airport.
  • Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.

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

single-engine14helicopters1
Based aircraft, as a table
aircraft
single-engine14
helicopters1

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 5,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)

general aviation, travelling300general aviation, local5,200
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
a year
general aviation, travelling300
general aviation, local5,200

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 Onida from the FAA register

22 aircraft are registered to owners in Onida, South Dakota: 13 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 3 helicopters, 2 gyroplanes. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in South Dakota.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.

All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal

1986-06-19DEN86LA166 · Piper Pa-36 N3856E · accident · no injuries

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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

In town
Record
Around it

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/98D.json.

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 27, 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.