# Wilder Airport (6E5)

**Wilder Airport** (FAA: 6E5) is a small airport in De Smet, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Oct 1974. It has one runway, 3,700 ft (1,128 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k6e5

## At a glance

- FAA: 6E5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: De Smet, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Oct 1974
- Elevation: 1,730 ft / 527 m
- Coordinates: 44.4330, -97.5582
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,700 ft / 1,128 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://cityofdesmet.com/airport
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751880
- Weather station: K6E5
- Ident: K6E5

## Timeline

- Oct 1974: Wilder Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,700 ft / 1,128 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 160° / 340° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,700 ft / 1,128 m | =11,541 of 29,858 | =4,594 in North America | =3,836 in US |
| Elevation | 1,730 ft / 527 m | #10,386 of 43,403 | #4,578 in North America | #3,453 in US |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =5,099 in North America | =5,006 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 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))
- [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/k6e5/data