Britton Municipal
BTN · KBTN · Britton, South Dakota · Marshall County · map
Britton Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Britton, 2 miles north of Britton, South Dakota, 1,318 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 4,210 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBTN · observed 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC), 6 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (360°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.78 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBTN 062115Z AUTO 36009KT 10SM CLR 26/07 A2978 RMK AO2
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 BTN · ICAO KBTN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Britton
- Elevation
- 1,318 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, daylight hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,210 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 2,034 × 120 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 15 ft high 800 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 88 ft high 1,990 ft from the end
- Runway 01: fence 6 ft high 125 ft from the end
- Runway 19: road 18 ft high 390 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Automated UNICOM. |
| Btn and aWOS-3P | 118.275 | |
| Aberdeen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.6 | |
| Apt Remark 4 With Gco Freq | 121.725 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 605-448-2110.
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 Britton from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Britton, South Dakota: 4 piston singles, 2 piston twins. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 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
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights, runway end identifier lights and PAPI runways 13 and 31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Automated UNICOM.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card
- Non-standard markings: runway 01/19 marked with black and white cones.
- Has +6' fence post 98' from centerline of runway.
- Runway 19 +6 feet fence 190 feet from thld.
- Waterfowl and gulls on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 (4 clicks to minneapolis center and 6 clicks to flight services)
- Wildlife on and around airport
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.