K6E5
Wilder Airport
Wilder Airport (K6E5) is a general-aviation airfield serving De Smet, South Dakota. The field lies at 1,729 ft (527 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,700 ft (1,128 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Lake Preston Municipal Airport (Y34), 9 nm ESE.
Wilder 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
- 1,729 ft (527 m)
- Coordinates
- 44.4330, -97.5582
- Serving
- De Smet
- Region
- South Dakota
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 3,700 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,700 ft1,128 m | 60 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.