# Vig Ranch Airfield (SD72)

**Vig Ranch Airfield** (FAA: SD72) is a small airport in Opal, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Nov 1961. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,300 ft (396 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd72

## At a glance

- FAA: SD72
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Opal, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Nov 1961
- Elevation: 2,626 ft / 800 m
- Coordinates: 44.8500, -102.5840
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,300 ft / 396 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61724758
- Weather station: KD07
- Ident: SD72

## Timeline

- Nov 1961: Vig Ranch Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,300 ft / 396 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  | yes |
| 13/31 | 800 ft / 244 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,300 ft / 396 m | =28,704 of 29,858 | =14,591 in North America | =13,052 in US |
| Elevation | 2,626 ft / 800 m | #6,492 of 43,403 | #3,114 in North America | #2,401 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [1SD4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1sd4.md) Vig Limousin Airport · 8.3 mi / 13 km
- [US-8307](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8307.md) Cobb Ranch Airport · 13 mi / 20 km
- [SD48](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd48.md) Blomberg 42 Ranch Private Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [SD98](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd98.md) Barber Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [D07](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kd07.md) Faith Municipal Airport · 30 mi / 49 km
- [0SD3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0sd3.md) Bledsoe Ranch Airport · 42 mi / 68 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/sd72/data