Ellsworth Air Force Base Private

Airport information

ICAO / IATA

KRCA / RCA

Coordinates

44.1450, -103.1040

Elevation

3,276 ft MSL

Magnetic variation

8E

Sectional chart

CHEYENNE

Airport use

Private

Control tower

Yes

ARTCC

DENVER (ZDV)

Flight service (FSS)

HURON

NOTAM facility

RAP

Attendance

MON-THU 1400-0730Z++; FRI 1400-0100Z++

Beacon

S-white-green (SS-SR)

Segmented circle

No

Activated

1938/11

Distance from city

5 SW

Communication frequencies

Nearby navigation aids

Approaches

• HI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 13 ↗
• HI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 31 ↗
• ILS OR LOC Y RWY 13 ↗
• ILS OR LOC Y RWY 31 ↗
• HI-TACAN Z RWY 13 ↗
• HI-TACAN Z RWY 31 ↗
• TACAN Y RWY 13 ↗
• TACAN Y RWY 31 ↗
• TACAN-A ↗

Departures

• ELLSWORTH THREE ↗

Minimums & Hot Spots

• TAKEOFF MINIMUMS ↗

VFR sectional

Open KRCA on the VFR sectional (SkyVector) ↗

Services

Bottled oxygen

NONE

Bulk oxygen

LOW

Airframe service

MAJOR

Powerplant service

MAJOR

Ownership & management

Remarks FAA

• CAUTION: HI POTENTIAL FOR MID-AIR COLLISION EXISTS WITH ACFT FR RAPID CITY ARPT LCTD APRX 6.5 NM SE OF ARPT.
• JASU: (AM32A-95) (A/M32A-86)
• OIL: O-132-133-148
• SERVICE - TRAN ALERT- SVC AVBL 1400-2300Z++ MON-FRI; CLSD SAT, SUN, HOL, AND GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS. FLEET SVC AVBL 1400-2300Z++ MON-FRI; CLSD SAT, SUN, HOL, AND GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS
• RSTD: ALL ACFT MAINT AT OR ABV 7700 FT & 2640 FT HORIZONTAL SEPARATION IN THE IMMED VCNTY OF MT. RUSHMORE; AVOID DEVILS TWR BY 5 NM. PPR ALL FULL STOP ACFT CTC BASE OPS NO EARLIER THAN 72 HR PRIOR TO ETA. FAX DSN 675-1053, C605-385-1053.
• MISC: INBD VIP CODE 7 OR HI, CTC RAYMOND 33 15 MIN PRIOR TO BLOCK TIME WITH NAME, RANK AND PURPOSE OF VISIT.
• FM OBS POINT WX TECHNICIANS UNABLE TO SEE THE TDZ OF BOTH RYS.
• RSTD: PPR MIN 24 HR NTC, CTC DSN 675-1052, C605-385-1052.
• GLOBAL STRIKE COMD RSRS APPLIED TO GLOBAL STRIKE COMD ONLY
• EXTV GENERAL AVN AND COML TFC IN VCNTY OF RAPID CITY ARPT 6.5 NM SE OF ARPT.
• CSTMS/AG/IMG: LTD TO US DOD ACFT ONLY; AVBL WITH 24 HR NOTICE. IMG SERVICE UNAVBL FOR NON-DOD PERS. CTC 28 OSS/OSAA, DSN 675-1052, C605-385-1052.
• RSTD: AIRCREW SHOULD AVOID BEAR BUTTE, DEFINED BY THE RCA 317/25 FIX, BY FLYING NO LOWER THAN 10,000 FT MSL WITHIN 2NM.
• FUEL: A++. HOT REFUEL AVBL TO B-1 AND EA-18 ACFT ONLY.
• CAUTION: MIGRATORY BIRD ACT BASH (PHASE II) MAY AND AUG-OCT OR ACTIVE VIA NOTAM. DEER HAZ, RPT ANY ACT TO TWR/PTD.
• COMSEC ISSUING AND CLASSIFIED MATERIAL STORAGE UNAVBL FROM AMOPS, CTC COMD POST FOR STORAGE.
• MISC: TRAN ACFT REQ FOR APCH AND PATTERN WORK, RQR 24 HR NTC, CTC OPS DSN 675-1052, C605-385-1052.
• OPR 1400-0730Z++ MON-THUR; 1400-0100Z++ FRI. CLSD WKENDS, HOL AND GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS.
• PRIM FREQ 311.0.
• MISC: WX STN AUGMENTS FOR VIS AT OR BELOW 3 SM WHEN NEEDEDED. VIS LTD NE TO SE DUE TO BLDGS.
• "VERIFY POWDER RIVER TRAINING COMPLEX STATUS BEFORE FILING IFR FPL" VIA SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE SITE: HTTPS://SUA.FAA.GOV/SUA/"
• WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
• LGT: RWY 31 NSTD ALSF-1, MISSING FIRST CNTRLN BARRETTE PRIOR TO THLD.
• MISC: ARFF CRITICAL LVL OF SVC (RED) FOR NFPA CAT 9-10 AND USAF VEH SETS 5-6. REDUCED LEVEL OF SVC (YELLOW) FOR NFPA CAT 1-8 AND USAF VEH SETS 1-4. ONLY APPLICABLE WKD EXCLD FEDERAL HOL AND USAF GLOBAL STRIKE FAMILY DAYS. CTC FD C605-385-1113 FOR FURTHER INFO.
• AIRFIELD LIGHTING ONLY AVAILABLE DURING TWR HOURS.
• TPA: RECTANGULAR 4500 FT MSL, 5000 FT MSL OVHD, AVOID OVFT OF BASE PROPER WHEN CRC TO LDG.
• CLSD WKND, HOLS AND GLOBAL STRIKE COMD (GSC) DOWN DAYS.
• BASE OPS V675-1052/2861.