<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:02:04:10"><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000000">70:02:04:10</span></a><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000001">.  Field marking requirements for airports approved for other than restricted use.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> All airports</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> approved</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> for other than restricted use </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> have the landing area clearly marked to be readily discernible from the air and from the ground as required by the commission, and in addition:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">    (1)  Any part of the landing area </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">that is </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">temporarily unsafe for aircraft operations </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> be clearly marked by day with red flags not less than </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">eighteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> inches square so placed as to show the boundaries of the </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">unsafe</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> areas;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">    (2)  By night, if the airport is equipped with field, runway</span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> or strip lighting, </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">unsafe</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> areas </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> be clearly marked with either red electric lights, with water proof fittings, or with </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">lighting </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">methods approved by the commission;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">    (3)  When an airport is marked as a closed facility there </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> be a yellow cross placed at the wind indicator or inside the segmented circle, if one exists</span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">When </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">any landing area or portion thereof is marked as being closed</span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> there </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> be a yellow cross placed at both ends of </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> landing area or closed portion. Each of the four legs of the cross </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> be a minimum of </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> feet in length and </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">four</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> feet in width and yellow in color.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">    </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987</span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">; 52 SDR 10, effective August 4, 2025</span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">    </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-1.2"><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000003">50-5-1.2</span></a><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">    </span><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-1"><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000003">50-5-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-3"><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0-000003">50-5-3</span></a><span class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c56f54b-6b5f-4c59-b78d-67a5deea4e3b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>