Airports / South Dakota / PHP
Philip Airport
KPHP / PHPPhilip, South DakotaELEV 2,207 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pierre Regional Airport (PIR).
Overview
Philip Airport (KPHP / PHP) sits in Philip, South Dakota, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 2,207 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list PHP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Pierre Regional Airport (PIR, 60 nm), Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP, 63 nm), and Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA, 65 nm).
Trip costs from PHP are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PHP to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KPHP
IATA
PHP
FAA / Local
PHP
Elevation
2,207 ft
Coordinates
44.0485° N · 101.6009° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SD fields
state range 1,289–3,931 ft
At 2,207 ft, PHP sits higher than 67% 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.
- 60nmPIRPierre Regional AirportPierre
- 63nmRAPRapid City Regional AirportRapid City
- 65nmRCAEllsworth Air Force BaseRapid City
- 85nmVTNMiller FieldValentine
- 98nmCDRChadron Municipal AirportChadron
- 103nmMBGMobridge Municipal AirportMobridge
Location
Open the full mapKPHP · Philip Airport · Philip, SD