# Whipple Ranch Airport (SD65)

**Whipple Ranch Airport** (FAA: SD65) is a small airport in Wilmot, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Jul 1973. It has one runway, 2,300 ft (701 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd65

## At a glance

- FAA: SD65
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wilmot, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Jul 1973
- Elevation: 1,462 ft / 446 m
- Coordinates: 45.4377, -96.9998
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,300 ft / 701 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751840
- Weather station: K8D3
- Ident: SD65

## Timeline

- Jul 1973: Whipple Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,300 ft / 701 m | 66 ft / 20 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,300 ft / 701 m | =22,074 of 29,858 | =10,266 in North America | =8,909 in US |
| Elevation | 1,462 ft / 446 m | =12,348 of 43,403 | =5,325 in North America | =4,064 in US |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =4,972 in North America | =4,880 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [8D3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k8d3.md) Sisseton Municipal Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [US-3415](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3415.md) South Shore Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [1D1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k1d1.md) Milbank Municipal Airport · 25 mi / 41 km
- [1D7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k1d7.md) The Sigurd Anderson Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [4MN5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4mn5.md) Kapaun-Wilson Field · 28 mi / 45 km
- [KVVV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvvv.md) Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field · 29 mi / 47 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/sd65/data