This page is devoted to information for pilots who fly in South Dakota. Below you will find:
List of Navigation Aids, Weather and Flight Services
Preflight planning
Also, pilots can view aeronautical maps of South Dakota.
Flight Plan Sequence
| 1. Type of Aircraft |
10. Remarks |
| 2. Aircraft Identification |
11. Estimated Route Time |
| 3. Aircraft Type |
12. Fuel on Board |
| 4. True Airspeed (Knots) |
13. Alternate Airports |
| 5. Point of Departure |
14. Pilot's Name |
| 6. Departure Time (Z) |
15. Pilot's Address |
| 7. Initial Cruising Altitude |
16. Number of Persons Aboard |
| 8. Route of Flight |
17. Color of Aircraft |
| 9. Destination |
18. Flight Watch Stations |
Hazardous In-Flight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS)
This is a continuous broadcast of in-flight weather advisories including summarized AWW, SIGMET's, convective SIGMET's, CWA's, AIRMET's and urgent PIREP's. Air Route Traffic Control Centers, Terminal ATC and FSS facilities have discontinued the broadcast of in-flight advisories. HIWAS is an additional source of hazardous weather information which makes these data available on a continuous basis. It is not, however, a replacement for preflight or in-flight briefings or real-time weather updates from Flight Watch (EFAS).
In South Dakota HIWAS can be received on the following VOR frequencies:
| Pierre (PIR) |
VORTAC - 112.5 MHz |
| Sioux Falls (FSD) |
VORTAC - 115.0 MHz |
| Watertown (ATY) |
VORTAC - 116.6 MHz |
| Dupree (DPR) |
VORTAC - 116.8 MHz |
| Mitchell (MHE) |
VOR - 109.2 MHz |
| Philip (PHP) |
VOR 108.4 MHz |