Harrold Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport

Airport

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 located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Harrold

Harrold, South Dakota

Harrold is a town in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 209 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harrold is located at ....

, in Hughes County

Hughes County, South Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,481 people, 6,512 households, and 4,310 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 7,055 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...

, South Dakota

South Dakota

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, United States

United States

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.

Facilities and aircraft

Harrold Municipal Airport covers an area of 80 acres (32.4 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 1,787 feet (545 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 15/33 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 and turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 2,250 by 200 feet (686 x 61 m). For the 12-month period ending September 29, 2008, the airport had 5,750 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day.

External links

• Aerial image as of 6 October 1997 from USGS The National Map