Winner Regional (KICR), South Dakota
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Winner Regional Airport (KICR) is a public-use, uncontrolled field in south-central South Dakota, sitting at 2,032 feet elevation and roughly 37 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. The airport serves as a business aviation waypoint for the region, with a paved concrete runway supplemented by a seasonal turf strip, and both 100LL and Jet A fuel available on the field.
Runways
Winner Regional has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 13/31, is 5,500 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Winner Regional has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Winner Regional does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Joe Foss Field (KFSD), 136 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Winner Regional recorded 2,313 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at KICR concentrates sharply in October and November, with October operations running well above every other month of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 485 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Winner Regional averages 16.1 days above 90°F in July and 29.3 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 89.6°F, and January the coldest, at 34.8°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Winner Regional has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
PAPI for runway 13/31 is pilot-activated, and runway 13/31 has medium intensity runway lighting (MIRL) activated via CTAF.
Runway 03/21 is marked with black and white cones.
Closed during winter months.
High air traffic occurs from October through November.
A ground communication outlet (GCO) is available on frequency 121.725, reached with four clicks to contact Minneapolis Center.
For clearance delivery, if unable via the GCO, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Winner Regional has five airfields within 47 NM. The closest is Gregory Municipal / Flynn Field, 21.62 NM southeast.
Part of the Great Plains area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KICR?
Winner Regional operates two runways. Runway 13/31 is a 5,500-foot concrete surface, 75 feet wide, and serves as the primary paved runway for business aviation traffic. Runway 03/21 is a 2,751-foot turf strip, 150 feet wide, marked with black and white cones rather than standard paint. The turf runway closes during winter months, leaving the paved runway as the only option in that period. Both runways are uncontrolled, since KICR does not have an operating control tower.
Is fuel available at Winner Regional Airport (KICR)?
Winner Regional Airport carries both 100LL and Jet A fuel on the field. The airport lists an ALL / ALL / ALL attendance schedule, indicating fuel and field access are not restricted to specific posted hours. KICR is an uncontrolled airport, so pilots coordinate arrivals and fuel needs over the common traffic frequency. No control tower or dedicated customs facility operates on site. Dispatchers should still confirm fuel status directly before planning a stop, as attendance schedules can vary from actual service availability.
How does traffic at KICR change throughout the year?
Business aviation traffic at Winner Regional Airport concentrates heavily in October and November. According to FAA TFMSC data, October alone recorded 485 operations, more than double any other month, while November followed with 332. By comparison, monthly operations ran between roughly 100 and 200 for most of the rest of the year. A general remark in the airport's operational notes also flags high air traffic from October through November. Dispatchers planning trips into KICR during this window should expect noticeably busier conditions than the annual average suggests.
What is the nearest customs facility to KICR?
Winner Regional Airport does not have customs service on site. The nearest customs facility is located at KFSD, approximately 135.5 nautical miles away. Flights requiring customs clearance near Winner will need to route through that facility instead of clearing directly at KICR. This distance is a meaningful planning factor for international arrivals into this part of South Dakota. Dispatchers should build the additional routing time into any itinerary involving a customs stop near Winner.
What communication options exist at KICR without a control tower?
KICR is an uncontrolled field, so pilots rely on the common traffic advisory frequency along with a ground communication outlet for clearance delivery. The GCO is available on frequency 121.725, reached with four clicks to contact Minneapolis Center. If a pilot is unable to raise clearance delivery through the GCO, the airport's remarks direct them to contact Minneapolis ARTCC by other means. The runway lighting, including MIRL and PAPI on runway 13/31, is also pilot-activated through the CTAF. These systems together support operations at Winner Regional Airport outside staffed hours.