Mitchell Municipal
MHE · KMHE · Mitchell, South Dakota · Davison County · map
Mitchell Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Mitchell, 3 miles north of Mitchell, South Dakota, 1,304 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 6,701 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 31 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 14,940 takeoffs and landings a year. About 34 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Mitchell Municipal?
Its FAA code is MHE, and its ICAO code is KMHE.
Where is Mitchell Municipal?
It is 3 miles north of Mitchell, South Dakota, 1,304 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Mitchell Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 6,701 feet long.
Does Mitchell Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Mitchell Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Mitchell Municipal?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Springfield Robertson County, Concord. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mitchell Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner 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 Mitchell Municipal…
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 MHE · ICAO KMHE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Mitchell
- Elevation
- 1,304 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- 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
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,701 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 5,513 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Mhe and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.175 | |
| Huron and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.25 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 605-995-5803.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Parkston Municipal (24 nm south), Huron Regional (38 nm north), Madison Municipal (44 nm east).
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
- Migratory birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 31, runway end identifier lights runway 13 and 18, PAPI runway 13, 31, 18 and 36, high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available 24 hours a day.
- Ultralight activate on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3 departures from MHE in those twelve months, carrying 47 passengers in 51 seats (92% filled), to 3 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Municipal → Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International MHE–ATL | 1 | 18 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Mitchell Municipal → Springfield Robertson County MHE–M91 | 1 | 15 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Mitchell Municipal → Concord MHE–USA | 1 | 14 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 3 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 24 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 2 |
| 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 14,940, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 580 |
| general aviation, travelling | 5,200 |
| general aviation, local | 9,100 |
| military | 60 |
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 Mitchell from the FAA register
47 aircraft are registered to owners in Mitchell, South Dakota: 30 piston singles, 7 drones, 5 piston twins, 3 business jets, 2 helicopters. 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 Mitchell:
- Dakota Flight Center LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Dakota Flight Center is an FAA Part 61 flight training school operating at Mitchell Municipal Airport in South Dakota.
Repair stations in Mitchell:
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 flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- Morris Alan Riggin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Riggin Flight Service · Madison, SD (44 nm) · (605) 256-9774 · [email protected]
All 2 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.
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 · 7 since 1982, 2 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 Mitchell 47 aircraft · 30 piston singles, 7 drones, 5 piston twins
- Mitchell Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Superbird Icc LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Mmp Airflight LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Bug Smasher LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Dakota Flight Center LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Satnan Avionics · repair station
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Springfield Robertson County (M91) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Concord (USA) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 2 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 2,276 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MHE.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 23, 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.