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).
Weather right now KCUT · observed 12:53 pm MDT (18:53 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (270°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter 30.14 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 KCUT 061853Z AUTO 27010KT 10SM CLR 26/M04 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02611039
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1969
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. 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.
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 Custer from the FAA register
46 aircraft are registered to owners in Custer, South Dakota: 23 piston singles, 14 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, never named. All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.