# Eureka Municipal Airport (3W8)

**Eureka Municipal Airport** (FAA: 3W8) is a small airport in Eureka, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Jun 1946. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,100 ft (945 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3w8

## At a glance

- FAA: 3W8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Eureka, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Jun 1946
- Elevation: 1,935 ft / 590 m
- Coordinates: 45.8005, -99.6440
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,100 ft / 945 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://dot.sd.gov/media/documents/Eureka_3W8.pdf
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Municipal_Airport_(South_Dakota) (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14709705
- Ident: K3W8

## Timeline

- Jun 1946: Eureka Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,100 ft / 945 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 07/25 | 1,821 ft / 555 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass | 083° / 263° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,100 ft / 945 m | =15,399 of 29,858 | =6,170 in North America | =5,203 in US |
| Elevation | 1,935 ft / 590 m | =9,218 of 43,403 | =4,174 in North America | =3,162 in US |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | =1,626 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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## 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))
- [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/k3w8/data