8D9
Howard Municipal Airport
Howard Municipal Airport (8D9) is a general-aviation airfield serving Howard, South Dakota. The field lies at 1,582 ft (482 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 2,656 ft (810 m), grass and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Calico Field (SD03), 9 nm E.
Howard Municipal Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 1,582 ft (482 m)
- Coordinates
- 44.0291, -97.5378
- Serving
- Howard
- Region
- South Dakota
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 2,656 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,656 ft810 m | 150 ft | Grass | Lit |
| 18/36 | 1,952 ft595 m | 150 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.