Milbank Municipal (1D1), South Dakota
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Milbank Municipal (1D1) is a public-use airport in Milbank, South Dakota, with a single paved runway and a turf crosswind runway. Business aviation traffic is light, and customs clearance is not handled onsite, with the nearest customs airport at KFSD, roughly 99 nautical miles away.
Runways
Milbank Municipal has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 13/31, is 4,000 ft long and 60 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Milbank Municipal has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 9am to 3pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Milbank Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Joe Foss Field (KFSD), 99 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Milbank Municipal recorded 181 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June. Business aviation traffic at Milbank Muni peaks in June, with volumes roughly double the quieter winter months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 30 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Milbank Municipal averages 2.8 days above 90°F in July and 30.9 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 81.0°F, and January the coldest, at 20.9°F.
Weather station is 2.4 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Milbank Municipal has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
Ultralight activity occurs on and in the vicinity of the airport.
On Runway 31, there is a fence 4 feet high, located 600 feet from the threshold and 10 feet right of centerline, and another section 350 feet from the threshold and 250 feet right of centerline.
MIRL for Runway 13/31 and PAPI for Runway 31 are activated via CTAF.
Runway 07/25 is closed during winter months.
Runway 07/25 is marked with white and black plastic marker cones.
On Runway 13, there is a fence 4 feet high, located 450 feet from the threshold.
Fuel is available 24 hours with credit card.
Waterfowl are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Milbank Municipal has five airfields within 48 NM. The closest is Watertown Regional (KATY), 31.37 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 1D1
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at 1D1.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at 1D1?
Milbank Municipal (1D1) has two runways: paved Runway 13/31 at 4,000 feet by 60 feet, and turf Runway 07/25 at 3,586 feet by 155 feet. The turf runway is closed during winter months, leaving the paved runway as the year-round option.
Is fuel available at Milbank Municipal airport?
Milbank Municipal (1D1) offers 100LL fuel only, with no Jet A on the field. Fuel is available 24 hours via credit card, though the airport's staffed attendance schedule is limited to weekdays between 0900 and 1500 local time.
Does 1D1 have customs clearance onsite?
Milbank Municipal (1D1) does not have customs clearance onsite. The nearest customs-equipped airport is KFSD, located approximately 99 nautical miles away, so operators requiring customs processing must plan a stop there.