FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 49B |
| Lat/Long: | 44-25-04.8250N / 103-22-31.6200W
44-25.080417N / 103-22.527000W
44.4180069 / -103.3754500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3243 ft. / 988.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of STURGIS, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 57785 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1994 |
| Sectional chart: | CHEYENNE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HON (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS
FOR ATTENDANT OTR HRS CALL 605-347-3356. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 & PAPI RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| ELLSWORTH APPROACH: | 119.5 [0500-0000] |
| ELLSWORTH DEPARTURE: | 119.5 [0500-0000] |
| WX AWOS-3 at SPF (18 nm W): | 118.325 (605-642-8536) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 127.95/338.2 (RAPID CITY RCAG) WHEN ELLSWORTH APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RAPr317/30.8 | | RAPID CITY VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 13E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 5100 x 60 ft. / 1554 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 44-25.306667N | | 44-24.856167N |
| Longitude: | 103-23.021167W | | 103-22.032833W |
| Elevation: | 3243.0 ft. | | 3207.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.7% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 112 magnetic, 123 true | | 292 magnetic, 303 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Touchdown point: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF STURGIS
1147 SHERMAN
STURGIS, SD 57785
Phone 605-347-4422 |
| Manager: | JERRY BURNHAM
P O BOX 508
STURGIS, SD 57785
Phone 605-347-3356 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 20 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 29 | |
download (139KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSPF - Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (18 nm W)
KRCA - Ellsworth Air Force Base (20 nm SE)
KRAP - Rapid City Regional Airport (26 nm SE)
KEFC - Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (28 nm NW)
KECS - Mondell Field Airport (52 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 13:41 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 23:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:04 | | 00:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 13:52:45 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 06:52:45 |
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| METAR |
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KSPF
17nm W | 081315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A2992 RMK AO2
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KRCA
21nm SE | 081255Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM FEW160 05/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP121 T00521027 $
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KRAP
26nm SE | 081252Z 31009KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP124 T00561033
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| TAF |
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KRAP
26nm SE | 081120Z 0812/0912 33007KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM081600 34015KT P6SM SCT200 FM090000 VRB05KT P6SM FEW200
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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