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) and about 28 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 11,555 takeoffs and landings a year. About 7,540 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Sidney-Richland Regional?
Its FAA code is SDY, and its ICAO code is KSDY.
Where is Sidney-Richland Regional?
It is 1 mile west of Sidney, Montana, 1,985 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Sidney-Richland Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 01/19, is 5,705 feet long.
Does Sidney-Richland Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Sidney-Richland Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Sidney-Richland Regional?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Billings Logan International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Sidney-Richland Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Richland Flight Academy LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sidney-Richland Regional?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Sidney-Richland Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Watford City Municipal (38 nm east), Williston Basin International (38 nm northeast), Dawson Community Airport (42 nm southwest).
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 Montana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,681 departures from SDY in those twelve months, carrying 7,059 passengers in 15,129 seats (47% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney-Richland Regional → Billings Logan International SDY–BIL | 1,681 | 7,059 | Hyannis Air Service,... |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 24 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 11,555, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 4,670 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,380 |
| general aviation, local | 5,475 |
| military | 30 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Montana.
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:
- Richland Flight Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Sidney Richland Aviation is a family-owned fixed base operation (FBO) located at Sidney-Richland Regional Airport (KSDY) in Sidney, Montana.
Charter operators and airlines based in Sidney:
- Richland Aviation, Inc. 8 aircraft on the certificate Richland Aviation is a family-owned fixed base operation (FBO) at Sidney-Richland Regional Airport in Sidney, Montana.
- Treasure State Aerospace, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Treasure State Aerospace operates helicopter tours over Yellowstone National Park, VIP charter flights, utility missions including search and rescue, and a flight academy offering Part 61 pilot training.
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Sidney 34 aircraft · 18 piston singles, 14 piston twins, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Richland Aviation INC 11 aircraft in town
- Sherry-Aire LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Richland Aviation, Inc. 8 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Treasure State Aerospace, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Richland Flight Academy LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Billings Logan International (BIL) 1,681 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Montana 1,119 since 1982 · 164 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Montana 127 landing places
- Montana 6,044 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SDY.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.