Custer County Airport (CUT)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	CUT
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	103°37'10.1940" W / 43°44'1.1780" N -103.619498 / 43.733661 (Estimated)
Elevation	5619.70 ft / 1712.88 m (Surveyed)
Land	86 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles SW of Custer, SD
Location	Custer County, SD
Magnetic Variation	11E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CUSTER COUNTY
Address	420 MT RUSHMORE RD CUSTER, SD 57730
Phone number	605-673-4824
Manager	BRENDEN HENDRICKSON
Address	12220 AVIATION WAY CUSTER, SD 57730
Phone number	605-673-3874

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	CHEYENNE
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZDV - DENVER
Tie-in FSS	HON - HURON
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	CUT (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz
ASOS	CUT (605-206-3961)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AMB,INSTR,RNTL

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimensions	5500 x 60 ft (1676 x 18 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	08	26
Alignment	87°	267°
Physical elevation	5619.70 ft	5549.10 ft
Coordinates	43.733246 / -103.629883	43.734075 / -103.609113
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
RCA	TACAN	ELLSWORTH	25X	108.80	08E	33.1 nm
ECS	VOR	NEWCASTLE		108.20	11E	31.1 nm
RAP	VORTAC	RAPID CITY	70X	112.30	13E	30.1 nm

Remarks

• STRONG CROSSWINDS & WINDSHEAR MAY EXIST ON FINAL UNDER WINDY CONDS.
• CFM WINTER CONDS WITH AMGR 605-858-1246.
• BE ALERT: CHECK DENSITY ALT & LEAN MIXTURE FOR BEST OPERATION AT THIS ALT.
• 10 FT WILDLIFE FENCE AROUND PERIMETER OF AIRPORT.
• FUEL AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
• FOR CD CTC ELLSWORTH APCH AT 605-385-6198, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
• HIGH VOL OF ACFT OPRNG INVOF OF MT RUSHMORE AND CRAZY HORSE MONUMENTS AT OR BLW 7500 FT; PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO MNT 122.85 FOR TFC ADVISORIES.