Philip Airport
PHP · KPHP · Philip, South Dakota · Haakon County · map
Philip Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Philip, 3 miles east of Philip, South Dakota, 2,209 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 3,998 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 13 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 1,887 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Philip Airport?
Its FAA code is PHP, and its ICAO code is KPHP.
Where is Philip Airport?
It is 3 miles east of Philip, South Dakota, 2,209 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Philip Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 3,998 feet long.
Does Philip Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Philip Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
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 Philip Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PHP · ICAO KPHP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Philip
- Elevation
- 2,209 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
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,998 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 3,588 × 120 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left, pole 31 ft high 922 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Php and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.375 | |
| Rapid City Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.95 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 605-206-3001.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
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 PAPI runway 12/30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- 05/23 marked with black/white cones
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 | 13 |
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 1,887, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 17 |
| general aviation, travelling | 455 |
| general aviation, local | 1,139 |
| military | 276 |
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 Philip from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Philip, South Dakota: 11 piston singles, 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.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Philip 12 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 1 drones
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Dakota 70 landing places
- South Dakota 2,273 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PHP.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.