Facilities and Aircraft
Joe Foss Field covers an area of 1,570 acres (640 ha) at an elevation of 1,429 feet (436 m) above mean sea level. It has three concrete paved runways 3/21 is 8,999 by 150 feet (2,743 x 46 m); 15/33 is 8,000 by 150 feet (2,438 x 46 m); 9/27 is 3,152 by 75 feet (961 x 23 m). It also one helipad designated H1 which is 50 by 50 feet (15 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 86,107 aircraft operations, an average of 235 per day: 54% general aviation, 31% air taxi, 10% scheduled commercial, and 5% military. At that time there were 111 aircraft based at this airport: 50% single-engine, 31% multi-engine, 4% jet and 16% military.
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