Thorson Airfield
SD05 · Aberdeen, South Dakota · Brown County · map
Thorson Airfield is a private airport, 6 miles south of Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1,300 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,850 feet of grass. It has fuel (100 octane avgas).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SD05
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,300 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,850 × 100 ft | Grass |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Aberdeen Regional (5 nm northeast), Britton Municipal (41 nm northeast), Clark County (43 nm southeast).
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
- Fence 62' from centerline on west side of runway penetrates primary surface by 4'.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Aberdeen from the FAA register
78 aircraft are registered to owners in Aberdeen, South Dakota: 44 piston singles, 11 piston twins, 8 business jets, 7 turboprops, 5 drones. 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Hangar 9 INC 3 aircraft · Aberdeen, 6 miles away Hangar 9 is a full-service fixed base operator in Aberdeen, South Dakota, offering flight instruction, aircraft rentals, charter flights, aircraft maintenance, and fueling services.
- Brown County Flying Club 1 aircraft · Aberdeen, 6 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Aberdeen:
- Aberdeen Flying Service INC 2 aircraft on the certificate Aberdeen Flying Service is a family-run aviation business based in Aberdeen, South Dakota, offering aircraft charter services, line service (FBO), aircraft maintenance, flight training, air freight, and car rentals.
- Hangar 9 INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Hangar 9 is a full-service fixed base operator at Aberdeen Regional Airport in South Dakota.
Repair stations in Aberdeen:
- Aberdeen Flying Service INC Aberdeen Flying Service is a family-run aviation business based in Aberdeen, South Dakota, offering aircraft charter, line service (FBO), flight training, aircraft maintenance, air freight, and car rentals.
- Hangar 9 INC Hangar 9 is a full-service fixed base operator in Aberdeen, South Dakota, offering aircraft charter, rental, flight instruction, aircraft maintenance, and fueling services.
- Quest Aviation INC Quest Aviation is a fixed-base operator at Aberdeen Regional Airport in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Aberdeen 78 aircraft · 44 piston singles, 11 piston twins, 8 business jets
- Aberdeen Flying Service 5 aircraft in town
- Pocasaw Aerial Solutions LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Hangar 9 INC 3 aircraft in town
- Outka Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Aberdeen Flying Service INC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Hangar 9 INC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Hangar 9 INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Brown County Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Aberdeen Flying Service INC · repair station
- Hangar 9 INC · repair station
- Quest Aviation INC · repair station
- 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 2,273 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SD05.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.