Lake Cochrane
SD2 · Gary, South Dakota · Deuel County · map
Lake Cochrane is a public-use airfield owned by the State of South Dakota, 5 miles south of Gary, South Dakota, 1,690 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas, UL91 unleaded avgas).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SD2
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of South Dakota
- Elevation
- 1,690 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, UL91 unleaded avgas
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- August 2017
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10W/28W | 3,920 × 100 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Gary from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Gary, South Dakota: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Airport closed 1 dec T0 1 may.
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.