# W L Thompson Airport (SD57)

**W L Thompson Airport** (FAA: SD57) is a small airport in Pierre, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Jan 1963. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,600 ft (793 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd57

## At a glance

- FAA: SD57
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Pierre, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Jan 1963
- Elevation: 2,113 ft / 644 m
- Coordinates: 44.5666, -100.7500
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61724760
- Weather station: KPIR · WMO 72656
- Ident: SD57

## Timeline

- Jan 1963: W L Thompson Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass |  |  |
| E/W | 2,400 ft / 732 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass |  |  |
| NW/SE | 2,400 ft / 732 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 2,113 ft / 644 m | =8,375 of 43,403 | =3,855 in North America | =2,929 in US |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =3,512 in North America | =3,434 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [SD21](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd21.md) Hayes Emergency Airstrip · 19 mi / 30 km
- [PIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpir.md) Pierre Regional Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [98D](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k98d.md) Onida Municipal Airport · 33 mi / 53 km
- [SD47](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd47.md) Hunt Field · 38 mi / 61 km
- [84D](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k84d.md) Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport · 38 mi / 61 km
- [SD36](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd36.md) Booth Ranch Airport · 39 mi / 63 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/sd57/data