Airports / South Dakota / MHE
Mitchell Municipal Airport
KMHE / MHEMitchell, South DakotaELEV 1,304 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#2 / 17
South Dakota airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 11 Google ratings — ranked against 17 rated SD fields.
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Huron Regional Airport (HON).
Overview
Mitchell Municipal Airport (KMHE / MHE) sits in Mitchell, South Dakota, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 1,304 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MHE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Huron Regional Airport (HON, 38 nm), Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD, 57 nm), and Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN, 59 nm).
Charter pricing from MHE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Mitchell AAF. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Mitchell.
Field capability
ICAO
KMHE
IATA
MHE
FAA / Local
MHE
Elevation
1,304 ft
Coordinates
43.7748° N · 98.0386° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SD fields
state range 1,289–3,931 ft
At 1,304 ft, MHE sits lower than 78% of the 18 South Dakota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 38nmHONHuron Regional AirportHuron
- 57nmFSDSioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls
- 59nmYKNChan Gurney Municipal AirportYankton
- 78nmATYWatertown Regional AirportWatertown
- 102nmABRAberdeen Regional AirportAberdeen
- 104nmPIRPierre Regional AirportPierre
Location
Open the full mapKMHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport · Mitchell, SD
From the ramp
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