Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport (84D), South Dakota
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport (84D) serves Eagle Butte, South Dakota, with a single paved runway and unattended field operations. Traffic through the field is business aviation dominated, tracked under FAA TFMSC data for the 2025 traffic year. There is no on-airport customs clearance; the nearest customs point is at KMOT, roughly 197 nautical miles away. Dispatchers planning into 84D should account for the unattended status and coordinate lighting activation on CTAF ahead of arrival.
Runways
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport has one paved runway, 13/31, 4,200 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Minot International (KMOT), 197 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport recorded 595 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at 84D peaks in September and February, while May and December see the lowest monthly volumes.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 66 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport averages 2.3 snow days in January.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
PAPI for runway 13 and runway 31, and MIRL for runway 13/31, are pilot-activated via CTAF.
Wildlife is present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport has two airfields within 50 NM. The closest is Faith Municipal, 32.81 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runway is available at 84D?
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport (84D) has one paved runway, designated 13/31, measuring 4,200 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's maximum paved runway length, so operators should plan performance calculations around this single strip. No parallel or crosswind runway exists at the field.
Is 84D a towered airport?
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport (84D) is not towered and is listed as unattended (UNATNDD). Pilots and dispatchers should expect self-announced traffic procedures and coordinate lighting through CTAF, since PAPI on runways 13 and 31 and MIRL on runway 13/31 are pilot-activated. No on-field personnel are available to assist with operations.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KMOT for aircraft arriving at 84D?
Aircraft arriving at Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport (84D) needing customs clearance must route through KMOT, located approximately 196.5 nautical miles away, since 84D has no on-site customs service. Flight planners should build this distance into routing and fuel calculations when international clearance is required. There is no customs presence at 84D itself.
What kind of traffic does Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport handle?
Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport (84D) recorded 681 total annual operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, with 595 of those attributed to business aviation. This makes business aviation the dominant traffic category at the field, classifying it as an ops tier 2 airport with moderate activity. Monthly business aviation volumes ranged from 26 to 66 operations across the year.