# Wessington Springs Airport (4X4)

**Wessington Springs Airport** (FAA: 4X4) is a small airport in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Oct 2003. It has one runway, 3,600 ft (1,097 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k4x4

## At a glance

- FAA: 4X4
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wessington Springs, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Oct 2003
- Elevation: 1,545 ft / 471 m
- Coordinates: 44.0619, -98.5322
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,600 ft / 1,097 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751796
- Weather station: KHON · WMO 72654
- Ident: K4X4

## Timeline

- Oct 2003: Wessington Springs Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,600 ft / 1,097 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 131° / 311° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,600 ft / 1,097 m | =12,198 of 29,858 | =4,764 in North America | =3,992 in US |
| Elevation | 1,545 ft / 471 m | #11,693 of 43,403 | #5,075 in North America | #3,853 in US |
| Age | Opened 2003 | =11,754 of 15,079 | =9,312 in North America | =9,184 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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- [HON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khon.md) Huron Regional Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
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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))
- [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/k4x4/data