FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -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: | 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. |
| 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: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 66/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 16 May 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 29 | |
download (138KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 09-May-2008
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunrise | | 05:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 02:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 02:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 03:16:54 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-May-2008 21:16:54 |
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| METAR |
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KRCA
21nm SE | 100259Z AUTO 13013KT 10SM BKN046 08/07 A2978 RMK AO2 DZE0259 SLP094 PNO $
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KRAP
26nm SE | 100304Z 11007KT 10SM BKN006 OVC070 08/07 A2978 RMK AO2
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KCUT
42nm S | 100253Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM BKN005 OVC009 04/03 A2977 RMK AO2 CIG 003V007 SLP073 60019 T00390028 55009 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KRCA
21nm SE | 092319 10009KT 9999 OVC025 QNH2972INS BECMG 2324 13010G15KT 9000 -SHRA OVC025 QNH2970INS TS OVR BLK HLS TIL 03 TEMPO 0103 12015G25KT 6000 -TSRA OVC025CB BECMG 1112 33025G35KT 3200 -SN OVC010 620107 510003 QNH2975INS T11/23Z T02/12Z AMD 2355 LAST NO A
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KRAP
26nm SE | 092337Z 100024 09011KT 5SM -RA OVC030 FM0500 09010KT 5SM BR BKN015 FM1400 34027G37KT 5SM -RASN BR BKN012 FM2300 33022G30KT P6SM OVC020
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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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