Westjet Air Center, Inc. is a full service Fixed Based Operator (FBO), located at the edge of the breathtaking Black Hills of South Dakota, which is the home of historic Mount Rushmore. We are open 24 hours daily, offering highly trained personnel and aircraft equipment to serve all your air transportation needs.
Air Freight, Air Ambulance, Avionics, Charter, Flight Instruction, Aircraft Rental, Aircraft Sales, Annual Surveying
Wind Indicator
YES - (lighted)
Control Tower
YES
CTAF Frequency
125.850
Unicom Frequency
122.950
Rotating Beacon Color
WG
Segmented Circle
YES
Landing Fee
YES; LNDG FEES RQRD FOR AIRCRAFT 12,500 LBS OR GTR.
Airport Inspection Data
Airport Inspected
FEDERAL - performed by FAA AIRPORTS FIELD PERSONNEL
Inspection Date
10/18/2023
Airport Services
Type of Fuel Available
Grade 100LL, JET A (freeze point -40C); -A 100LL & JETA SELF SVC AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD ONLY NE SIDE OF GA RAMP.
Airframe Repair Service
MAJOR
Power Plant Repair Service
MAJOR
Geographic Data
Latitude
N4402.7
Longitude
W10303.4 (ESTIMATED)
Arpt Elevation
3203ft (SURVEYED)
Magnetic Variation
08E
8 miles SE
of RAPID CITY
Traffic Pattern Altitude
Sectional Chart
CHEYENNE
Aircraft Data
Operations (Reported)
Yearly
Avg. Daily
General Aviation Transient
16491
45
General Aviation Local
10992
30
Air Taxi
6560
18
Commerical
7754
21
Commuter
0
0
Military
2008
6
Aircraft based on Field
General Aviation Singles
61
General Aviation Multi
12
Jet Aircraft
3
General Aviation Helicopters
2
Military Aircraft
0
Gliders
0
Ultralights
0
FAA Services
FSS on field
NO
FSS tie-in
HURON
FSS Phone
1-800-WX-BRIEF
Who issues Notams
RAP
Notam D service at airport
YES
ARTCC Name
DENVER
Federal Status
Airport Certification
AIRPORT RECEIVING SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER SERVICE FROM CARRIERS CERTIFICATED BY THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD; ARFF INDEX C AVBL UPON REQ.
Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Index
AIRPORT HAS A CERTIFICATE UNDER CFR PART 139
Airport of Entry
No
Custom Landing Rights
No
Joint Civil/Military
No
Military Landing rights
YES
Federal Agreements
NATIONAL PLAN OF INTEGRATED AIRPORT SYSTEMS (NPIAS)
GRANT AGREEMENTS UNDER FAAP/ADAP/AIP
ASSURANCES PURSUANT TO TITLE VI, CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
Remarks
BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
TWR HAS LIMITED VISIBILITY OF TWY T1 AND TWY T2 AND TWY B AT AER RWY 23
USE OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD (ANG) RAMP IS OFFICIAL BUSINESS ONLY; FOR PPR CALL ANG FLIGHT OPS AT (605) 737-6128. NORMAL ANG OPS ARE TUES-FRI 1400-0030Z++ EXCEPT HOLIDAYS.
OVERNIGHT PARKING ALLOWED IN DESIGNATED TIEDOWN AREAS ONLY.
CTC GROUND FOR FREE TIE-DOWN LOCATIONS, OR CALL ARPT OPNS AT 605-593-3419.
ALL CHARTER SERVICED ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS MUST CTC ARPT OPNS AT 605-593-3419 AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
DIVERTING NON-BASED AIR CARRIERS CTC ARPT OPS AT (605) 593-3419 PRIOR TO DIVERTING DUE TO LIMITED GATE SPACE. NO CUSTOMS SERVICE AVBL.
FOR CD CTC GND OR ATCT ON FREQ. IF UNA, CTC RAP ATCT AT 605-393-1161. WHEN ATCT CLSD, CTC ELLSWORTH APCH AT 605-385-6198. WHEN APCH CLSD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
RWY 5/23 NOT AVBL TO ACFT OVER 12500 LBS TO TAXI.
HIGH VOL OF HELI TOURS INVOF MT RUSHMORE AND CRAZY HORSE MONUMENTS AT OR BLW 7500 FT; ALL OTR ACFT SHOULD RMN AT OR ABOVE 7700 FT AND MAINTAIN 1 NM HORIZONTAL SEPARATION FROM THE MONUMENTS; PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR 122.85 FOR TFC ADVISORIES.
BE ALERT: EXTENSIVE MILITARY JET TFC INVOF & NNW OF ARPT.
LINE-OF-SIGHT IS RESTRICTED BETWEEN RY 14 & RY 23 PHYSICAL ENDS.
152 FT AGL TWR 2.5 NM NNW OF ARPT.
BE ALERT DO NOT MISTAKE ELLSWORTH AFB, LOCATED 6.5 NM NNW FOR RAPID CITY RGNL.
RWY 05/2 3 RWY 5/23 NOT AVBL FOR SKEDD ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS OR UNSKED ACR AT LEAST 31 PSGR SEATS.
Airport Communications & Frequencies:
RAPID CITY Tower Frequencies: Hours(local) of operation: 0600-2200
125.85
257.8
RAPID CITY Ground Frequencies:
121.9
Emergency Frequencies:
121.5
243.0
CTAF Frequency:
125.850
Unicom Frequency:
122.950
Remarks
APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 127.95/338.2 (RAPID CITY RCAG) WHEN ELLSWORTH APCH CTL (RCA) CLSD.
