Black Hills Airport
Encyclopedia
Black Hills Airport , also known as Clyde Ice Field, is a county-owned public-use airport
located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district
of Spearfish
, a city in Lawrence County
, South Dakota
, United States
.
designated 13/31 with 5,498 x 75 ft (1,676 x 23 m) asphalt
surface. It also has three turf
runways: 8/26 measuring 3,975 x 100 ft (1,212 x 30 m), 17/35 measuring 3,900 x 150 ft (1,189 x 46 m) and 4/22 measuring 2,023 x 150 ft (617 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending May 16, 2007, the airport had 25,600 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per day: 94% general aviation
, 6% air taxi
and <1% military
. At that time there were 78 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine
, 9% multi-engine and 4% ultralight.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Spearfish
Spearfish, South Dakota
Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota,United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2010 census.- History :Prior to the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876, the area was used by Native Americans who would spear fish in the creek...
, a city in Lawrence County
Lawrence County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,802 people, 8,881 households, and 5,559 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Facilities and aircraft
Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field covers an area of 485 acres (196.3 ha) which contains one paved runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 13/31 with 5,498 x 75 ft (1,676 x 23 m) asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface. It also has three turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
runways: 8/26 measuring 3,975 x 100 ft (1,212 x 30 m), 17/35 measuring 3,900 x 150 ft (1,189 x 46 m) and 4/22 measuring 2,023 x 150 ft (617 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending May 16, 2007, the airport had 25,600 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per day: 94% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
, 6% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and <1% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 78 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 9% multi-engine and 4% ultralight.