Custer County
CUT · KCUT · Custer, South Dakota · Custer County · map
Custer County is a public-use airport owned by Custer County, 2 miles southwest of Custer, South Dakota, 5,620 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 5,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 20 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,200 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Custer County?
Its FAA code is CUT, and its ICAO code is KCUT.
Where is Custer County?
It is 2 miles southwest of Custer, South Dakota, 5,620 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Custer County?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 5,500 feet long, asphalt.
Does Custer County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Custer County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Custer County?
1 pilot examiner and 3 aviation medical examiners 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 Custer County…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CUT · ICAO KCUT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Custer County
- Elevation
- 5,620 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 3:00 pm to 12:00 am
- 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
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,500 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 60 ft high 1,500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Cut and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.00 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 605-206-3961.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mondell Field (31 nm west), Rapid City Regional (31 nm northeast), Sturgis Municipal (42 nm north).
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
- Airport beacon obscured rdls 200-260.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26; PAPI runway 08 and 26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Strong crosswinds and windshear may exist on final under windy conditions.
- Be alert: check density altitude and lean mixture for best operation at this altitude.
- 10 feet wildlife fence around perimeter of airport.
- Fuel available 24 hour with credit card.
- High vol of aircraft oprng in the vicinity of of MT rushmore and crazy horse monuments at or below 7500 feet; pilots are advised to mnt 122.85 for traffic advisories.
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 | 18 |
| helicopters | 2 |
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 4,200, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 500 |
| general aviation, local | 3,200 |
| military | 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 Custer from the FAA register
44 aircraft are registered to owners in Custer, South Dakota: 22 piston singles, 13 balloons, 6 helicopters, 2 gliders, 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.
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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Custer:
- Dakota Rotors, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Dakota Rotors is a helicopter operator based in Custer, South Dakota, offering charter services for hunting, wilderness access, aerial surveys, construction support, and environmental work.
Repair stations in Custer:
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Michael Duane Rath private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Eagle Aviation · Spearfish, SD (45 nm) · (605) 645-1487 · [email protected]
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 4 since 1982, 0 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 Custer 44 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 13 balloons, 6 helicopters
- Flying Circus INC 6 aircraft in town
- Prairie Sky INC 5 aircraft in town
- Dakota Rotors LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Dakota Rotors, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- The Flying Circus Incorporated · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Dakota 467 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Dakota 70 landing places
- South Dakota 2,274 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CUT.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 26, 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.