VFR
SD57
W L THOMPSON
PIERRE, SD
Elevation
2,113 ft
Control
Uncontrolled
Runways (3)
2,600 ft
About W L Thompson
SD57 (W L Thompson) is a privately owned, non-towered airfield in Pierre, South Dakota. The field has three turf runways: N/S at 2,600 feet long and 80 feet wide, E/W at 2,400 feet long and 80 feet wide, and NW/SE at 2,400 feet long and 80 feet wide.
No instrument approach procedures are published, so the field is used under visual flight rules. As a non-towered field, it operates under see-and-avoid procedures, with pilots coordinating their own arrivals and departures. There is no fuel service on record. Its private-use designation means pilots need the owner's permission before landing.
The airport sits at 2,113 feet above mean sea level.
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Questions
- Where is W L Thompson (SD57) located?
- W L Thompson is located in Pierre, SD.
- Is W L Thompson a public or private airport?
- W L Thompson (SD57) is a private-use airport, so prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
- How many runways does W L Thompson have?
- W L Thompson has 3 runways. The longest is N/S at 2,600 feet of turf, alongside E/W and NW/SE.
- What is the field elevation at W L Thompson?
- W L Thompson sits at 2,113 feet above mean sea level.
- Does W L Thompson have an instrument approach?
- No, W L Thompson has no published instrument approach procedures; it is used under visual flight rules.
- Does W L Thompson have an air traffic control tower?
- No, W L Thompson (SD57) is a non-towered airport; pilots self-announce on the CTAF.