South Dakota has 42 operational heliports in the current FAA cycle. None of them is designated public use, so every landing is by the owner's permission. A charter operator arranges that permission as part of planning the flight, which is why the owner contact matters more than the runway does.
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- 42
- Heliports
- 0
- Public use
- 6
- Pads 100 ft or longer
- Rapid City
- Busiest city
What the South Dakota list is made of
- 20 Hospital / medical
- 19 Corporate / private
- 3 Resort / ranch / private estate
Most heliports sit in Rapid City (3), Sioux Falls (3), Custer (2), Keystone (2), Mitchell (2).
Every heliport in South Dakota
The full FAA record, sorted with public-use facilities first. Pad size is the landing area, not the property. Open any of them on the map for surface, lighting, elevation, inspection date, and the owner contact.
| Facility | City | FAA ID | Category | Pad | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUMBLEWEED LODGE | Harrold | SD28 | Resort / ranch / private estate | 400 x 300 ft | Permission |
| BLACK HILLS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | Hot Springs | SD23 | Hospital / medical | 150 x 100 ft | Permission |
| BADLANDS | Interior | SD69 | Corporate / private | 100 x 100 ft | Permission |
| BORGLUM | Keystone | SD62 | Corporate / private | 100 x 100 ft | Permission |
| PLATTE COMMUNITY MEML HOSPITAL | Platte | SD87 | Hospital / medical | 120 x 80 ft | Permission |
| PIONEER MEML HOSPITAL | Viborg | SD96 | Corporate / private | 233 x 75 ft | Permission |
| AVERA ST LUKE'S | Aberdeen | SD54 | Hospital / medical | 30 x 30 ft | Permission |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY MEML HOSPITAL | Armour | 08SD | Hospital / medical | 42 x 42 ft | Permission |
| BROOKINGS HEALTH SYSTEM | Brookings | 0SD4 | Corporate / private | 60 x 60 ft | Permission |
| BURKE HOSPITAL | Burke | SD58 | Hospital / medical | 30 x 30 ft | Permission |
| MID-DAKOTA HOSPITAL | Chamberlain | SD09 | Hospital / medical | 65 x 65 ft | Permission |
| KEYSTONE XL COLOME | Colome | SD08 | Corporate / private | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| CRAZY HORSE | Custer | 0SD9 | Corporate / private | 20 x 20 ft | Permission |
| MONUMENT HEALTH CUSTER HOSPITAL | Custer | SD86 | Hospital / medical | 20 x 20 ft | Permission |
| ALBRECHT | De Smet | 27SD | Corporate / private | 35 x 35 ft | Permission |
| AVERA DELLS AREA HOSPITAL | Dell Rapids | SD22 | Corporate / private | 30 x 30 ft | Permission |
| CHEYENNE RIVER HEALTH CENTER | Eagle Butte | 04SD | Hospital / medical | 46 x 46 ft | Permission |
| FAULKTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER | Faulkton | SD06 | Hospital / medical | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| FLANDREAU MEDICAL CENTER | Flandreau | SD67 | Hospital / medical | 30 x 30 ft | Permission |
| RUSHMORE | Keystone | SD42 | Corporate / private | 60 x 60 ft | Permission |
| DILLIGAF | Lead | 3SD5 | Corporate / private | 40 x 60 ft | Permission |
| MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Madison | 16SD | Corporate / private | 42 x 42 ft | Permission |
| AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE HOSPITAL | Mitchell | SD52 | Hospital / medical | 70 x 70 ft | Permission |
| TELSTAR | Mitchell | SD92 | Corporate / private | 34 x 30 ft | Permission |
| MOBRIDGE RGNL HOSPITAL | Mobridge | SD80 | Hospital / medical | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| KEYSTONE XL OPAL | Opal | SD04 | Corporate / private | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| KEYSTONE XL PHILIP | Philip | SD07 | Corporate / private | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| SHOOTING STAR RANCH | Radip City | 26SD | Resort / ranch / private estate | 20 x 20 ft | Permission |
| EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Rapid City | SD38 | Hospital / medical | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| KEYSTONE | Rapid City | SD18 | Corporate / private | 40 x 120 ft | Permission |
| RAPID CITY RGNL HOSPITAL | Rapid City | SD40 | Hospital / medical | 48 x 48 ft | Permission |
| COMMUNITY MEML HOSPITAL | Redfield | SD45 | Hospital / medical | 25 x 25 ft | Permission |
| ROSEBUD COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITY | Rosebud | 1SD7 | Hospital / medical | 50 x 50 ft | Permission |
| AVERA HEART HOSPITAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA | Sioux Falls | 2SD6 | Hospital / medical | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| MC KENNAN HOSPITAL | Sioux Falls | 2SD1 | Hospital / medical | 60 x 60 ft | Permission |
| SANFORD USD MEDICAL CENTER | Sioux Falls | 1SD9 | Corporate / private | 64 x 64 ft | Permission |
| CDP HOSPITAL | Sisseton | SD17 | Hospital / medical | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| CROOKED LAKE LODGE | Strandburg | SD20 | Resort / ranch / private estate | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| STURGIS | Sturgis | 2SD5 | Corporate / private | 80 x 80 ft | Permission |
| WANBLEE HEALTH CENTER | Wanblee | 10SD | Corporate / private | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
| BROWNLEE | Watertown | 15SD | Corporate / private | 35 x 40 ft | Permission |
| PRAIRIE LAKES WEST | Watertown | 0SD2 | Hospital / medical | 40 x 40 ft | Permission |
Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource file, cycle effective 3 September 2026. The FAA reissues every 28 days. Orientation only, not for navigation.
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