Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport Explained

Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport
Icao:KSUO
Faa:SUO
Type:Public
Owner:Rosebud Sioux Tribe
City-Served:Rosebud, South Dakota
Elevation-F:2,724
Coordinates:43.2583°N -100.8594°W
Pushpin Map:USA South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in South Dakota
Pushpin Label:SUO
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:4,800
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2012
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:700
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Rosebud, in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The airport is owned by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned SUO by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport resides at elevation of 2,724 feet (830 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with a concrete surface measuring 4,800 by 75 feet (1,463 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending June 19, 2012, the airport had 700 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 58 per month.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: Airline and Airport Code Search . International Air Transport Association (IATA) . May 23, 2013.