Vig Ranch Airfield
SD72 · Opal, South Dakota · Meade County · map
Vig Ranch Airfield is a private airport, 4 miles southwest of Opal, South Dakota, 2,626 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 1,300 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SD72
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 2,626 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1961
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,300 × 50 ft | Grass | Low-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 800 × 50 ft | Grass | Low-intensity lights |
Aircraft registered in Opal from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Opal, South Dakota: 1 piston single. 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- 1/4 mile from Ranch buildings. 1 hangar available at field.
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.