Harold Davidson Field
VMR · KVMR · Vermillion, South Dakota · Clay County · map
Harold Davidson Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Vermillion, 1 mile south of Vermillion, South Dakota, 1,147 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 4,105 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 13 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 4,098 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KVMR · observed 5:30 pm CDT (22:30 UTC), 24 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KVMR 062230Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 31/08 A2983 RMK AO2
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 VMR · ICAO KVMR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Vermillion
- Elevation
- 1,147 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 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
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1957
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 4,105 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Automated UNICOM. |
| Approach and departure | 124.6 | |
| Vmr and aWOS-3P | 118.650 | |
| Sioux City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.025 |
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 4,098, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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 Vermillion from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Vermillion, South Dakota: 12 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 1 turboprop. 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 · 5 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
- Waterfowl and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate PAPI runway 12 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Automated UNICOM.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
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.