Aberdeen Regional
ABR · KABR · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Brown County · map
Aberdeen Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Aberdeen, 2 miles east of Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1,302 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 6,901 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KABR · observed 3:53 pm CDT (20:53 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.81 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:33 pm CDT (17:33 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KABR 062053Z AUTO 30011KT 10SM CLR 28/07 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02780072 56011
TAF KABR 061733Z 0618/0718 29010KT P6SM SKC FM070000 35005KT P6SM SKC FM071400 25004KT P6SM SCT220 FM071700 28007KT P6SM SCT220
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ABR · ICAO KABR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Aberdeen
- Elevation
- 1,302 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 3:30 am to 2400l
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,901 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 5,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Aberdeen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.6 | |
| Abr and automated weather (ASOS) | 125.875 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 605-206-9423.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Aberdeen from the FAA register
78 aircraft are registered to owners in Aberdeen, South Dakota: 45 piston singles, 11 piston twins, 7 turboprops, 7 business jets, 5 drones. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 3 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
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 31; runway end identifier lights runways 13, 17, and 35; and PAPI runway 13/31,17/35 - the common traffic frequency; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 and high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset on low intst SS-2400; to incr intst use the common traffic frequency.
- Airport not available for international arrivals.
- Surface conditions not monitored 0000-0330L
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.