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).
Weather right now KPHP · observed 3:55 pm MDT (21:55 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 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 KPHP 062155Z AUTO 32011G17KT 10SM CLR 31/01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP108 T03110006
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 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
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
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 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, never named. All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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
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.