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49B Sturgis Municipal Airport
Sturgis, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 49B
Lat/Long: 44-25-07.2371N / 103-22-39.8062W
44-25.120618N / 103-22.663437W
44.4186770 / -103.3777239
(estimated)
Elevation: 3254.9 ft. / 992 m (estimated)
Variation: 11E (1995)
From city: 4 miles E of STURGIS, SD
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 & PAPI RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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)
  • AUTOMATED UNICOM.
  • 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
RAPr316/30.9RAPID CITY VORTAC112.3013E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BLACK HILLS092/17.930011ESPF ... .--. ..-.
BELLE FOURCHE122/28.026911EEFC . ..-. -.-.

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 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 44-25.306692N44-24.856327N
Longitude: 103-23.021197W103-22.033108W
Elevation: 3244.1 ft.3207.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.7% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 112 magnetic, 123 true292 magnetic, 303 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 3580 x 120 ft. / 1091 x 37 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 44-25.031500N44-25.321167N
Longitude: 103-23.215500W103-22.499667W
Elevation: 3254.9 ft.3225.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 050 magnetic, 061 true230 magnetic, 241 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF STURGIS
1040 SECOND ST STE. 103
STURGIS, SD 57785
Phone 605-347-4422
Manager: JERRY BURNHAM
PO BOX 508
STURGIS, SD 57785
Phone 605-347-3356

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Single engine airplanes: 23
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 35/day *
70% local general aviation
30% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 03 May 2012

Additional Remarks

WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (4 CLICKS TO ELLSWORTH APPROACH AND 6 CLICKS TO DENVER CENTER)

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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 **CHANGED**   download (217KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 **CHANGED**   download (230KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (156KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2311:23
Sunrise05:5511:55
Sunset20:0102:01
Evening civil twilight20:3302:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 14:36:29
Local (UTC-6)  13-Aug-2013 08:36:29
 
METAR
49B SuperAWOS
131415Z AUTO 08008KT 5SM 17/03 A3012
KSPF 
17nm W 
131315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3019 RMK AO2
TAF
KRCA 
21nm SE 
1311/1417 15009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3009INS TEMPO 1312/1316 15006KT 0800 FG OVC002 BECMG 1315/1316 15009KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3009INS BECMG 1320/1321 09010G15KT 8000 -SHRA OVC040 QNH3009INS TS OVR BLKHLS 21-03 TEMPO 1323/1403 33015G25KT 4800 TSRA OVC040CB BECMG 1405/1406 03009KT 9999 NSW BKN040 QNH3012INS TEMPO 1412/1416 15006KT 0800 FG OVC002 T27/1321Z T16/1409Z
KRAP 
26nm SE 
131402Z 1314/1412 09006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM131700 12012KT P6SM SCT060 FM132200 12012KT P6SM VCTS BKN060CB FM140600 12006KT P6SM BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
C & B Aviation, LLC 605-347-3356
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Aircraft maintenance, Public telephone, Camping on site

More info about C & B Aviation, LLC
independent
100LL Jet A
FS $6.20 $5.50 
 Updated 09-Aug-2013
 
   1 read write
FS=Full service
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