Corsica Municipal
D65 · Corsica, South Dakota · Douglas County · map
Corsica Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Corsica, 1 mile northeast of Corsica, South Dakota, 1,580 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,400 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Corsica Municipal?
Its FAA code is D65.
Where is Corsica Municipal?
It is 1 mile northeast of Corsica, South Dakota, 1,580 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Corsica Municipal?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,400 feet long, grass.
Does Corsica Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Corsica Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Corsica Municipal?
2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D65
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Corsica
- Elevation
- 1,580 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; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1981
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,400 × 150 ft | Grass, fair | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: fence 6 ft high 120 ft from the end
- Runway 35: road 15 ft high 330 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Parkston Municipal (18 nm east), Mitchell Municipal (26 nm northeast), Chamberlain Municipal (45 nm northwest), Gregory Muni/Flynn Field (46 nm west).
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
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 17 marked with white and black tipped mkr cones.
- Runway 35 marked with white and black tipped mkr cones.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Corsica from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Corsica, South Dakota: 4 piston singles, 1 turboprop. 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, 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: 2 aviation medical examiners.
All 2 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, 1 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 Corsica 5 aircraft · 4 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 1 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/D65.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.