Sidney-Richland Regional
SDY · KSDY · Sidney, Montana · Richland County · map
Sidney-Richland Regional is a public-use airport owned by Sidney Richland Apt Authority, 1 mile west of Sidney, Montana, 1,985 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 5,705 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSDY · observed 1:56 pm MDT (19:56 UTC), 40 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (350°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm MDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSDY 061956Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02220050 PNO $
TAF KSDY 061720Z 0618/0718 34008KT P6SM FEW200 FM062300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW120 FM071700 35008KT P6SM SCT080
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 SDY · ICAO KSDY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Sidney Richland Apt Authority
- Elevation
- 1,985 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1951
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,705 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 4,024 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 29 ft high 956 ft from the end
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, road 14 ft high 489 ft from the end
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 10 ft high 489 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Sdy and aWOS-3PT | 119.275 | |
| Watford City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.85 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 406-482-7323.
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 Sidney from the FAA register
34 aircraft are registered to owners in Sidney, Montana: 18 piston singles, 14 piston twins, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 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 medium-intensity runway lights runways 01/19 and 11/29; runway end identifier lights runways 01 and 19, 11 and 29; PAPI runways 01 and 19, 11 and 29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Flocks of water fowl in vicinity of airport.
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.