Mobridge Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) northeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Mobridge

Mobridge, South Dakota

Mobridge is a city in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,465 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mobridge is located at ....

, a city in Walworth County

Walworth County, South Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,974 people, 2,506 households, and 1,643 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile . There were 3,144 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, South Dakota

South Dakota

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, United States

United States

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. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems

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 for 2011–2015, which categorized

FAA airport categories

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 it as a general aviation

General aviation

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facility.

Facilities and aircraft

Mobridge Municipal Airport covers an area of 300 acres (121.4 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 1,716 feet (523 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway

Runway

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s: 12/30 is 4,410 by 75 feet (1,344 x 23 m) with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 pavement and 17/35 is 2,399 by 250 feet (731 x 76 m) with a turf

Grass

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 surface.

For the 12-month period ending June 28, 2010, the airport had 15,764 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 98% general aviation

General aviation

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, 2% air taxi

Air taxi

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, and <1% military

Military aviation

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. At that time there were 11 single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 aircraft based at this airport.

External links

• Mobridge (MBG) at SDDOT Airport Directory
• Aerial photo as of 4 October 1997 from USGS The National Map