# Groton Municipal Airport (2E6)

**Groton Municipal Airport** (FAA: 2E6) is a small airport in Groton, South Dakota, United States. It opened in May 1949. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/2e6

## At a glance

- FAA: 2E6
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Groton, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: May 1949
- Elevation: 1,310 ft / 399 m
- Coordinates: 45.5340, -98.0940
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746577
- Weather station: KABR · WMO 72659
- Ident: 2E6

## Timeline

- May 1949: Groton Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass | 179° / 359° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 1,310 ft / 399 m | =13,736 of 43,403 | =5,920 in North America | =4,566 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [SD49](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd49.md) Hite Private Airport · 18 mi / 28 km
- [SD32](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd32.md) Braun Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [80SD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/80sd.md) Comstock Field · 21 mi / 33 km
- [SD05](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd05.md) Thorson Airfield · 22 mi / 35 km
- [30SD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/30sd.md) Barber Field · 24 mi / 39 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/2e6/data