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Sioux Gateway Airport, also known as Brigadier General Bud Day Field, is a mixed-use civil and military airfield serving Sioux City, Iowa, roughly midway between Omaha, Nebraska and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It combines scheduled airline service with general aviation and Air National Guard operations, and offers an ILS-equipped main runway well suited to instrument approaches by visiting simulator pilots.
Sioux Gateway Airport, carrying the honorary name Brigadier General Bud Day Field, sits in Sioux City, Iowa, and functions as a regional gateway combining commercial airline flights, general aviation traffic and a United States Air National Guard presence. Its long, hard-surfaced runways and full instrument approach make it a practical and interesting destination for simulator pilots flying anything from light singles to airliners.
The airfield lies in Sioux City, Iowa, about 100 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska and 90 miles south of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, giving it a role as a regional gateway for the surrounding area. It is served by its own approach and departure control and tower, indicating controlled airspace around the field; pilots should expect to work with Sioux City Approach/Departure before contacting the tower for arrival.
The airfield has two paired hard-surfaced runways. Runway 13/31 is the longer of the pair, at 8,996 ft (runway 13) and 8,997 ft (runway 31), lit, and equipped with an ILS. Runway 18/36 is 6,596 ft in both directions and also lit, but without an instrument landing system.
Sioux City Approach/Departure works on 124.6 MHz, with the field ATIS broadcasting on 119.45 MHz. Sioux City Tower operates on 118.7 MHz, which also serves as the CTAF, while Ground is on 121.9 MHz. UNICOM is available on 122.95 MHz. An Air National Guard command post radio operates on 37.31 MHz, and a remote communications outlet to Fort Dodge Radio is listed on 122.45 MHz. The main runway, 13/31, is equipped with an ILS for instrument approaches.
As a towered field, arriving traffic should expect to be worked by Sioux City Approach/Departure on 124.6 MHz before being handed to the Tower on 118.7 MHz, which also serves as the CTAF for use when the tower is not operating. Ground movements are coordinated on 121.9 MHz.
The airport carries the honorary title Brigadier General Bud Day Field, and its radio setup includes a dedicated Air National Guard command post frequency, reflecting an ongoing military flying presence alongside its civil operations.
Sioux Gateway Airport continues to handle scheduled airline flights alongside general aviation and Air National Guard activity. The airport has been developing aviation training locally, including a groundbreaking for a new School of Aviation at the field in partnership with Oracle Aviation.