FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
| RAPr316/30.9 | | 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 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 44-25.306692N | | 44-24.856327N |
| Longitude: | 103-23.021197W | | 103-22.033108W |
| Elevation: | 3244.1 ft. | | 3207.8 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3580 x 120 ft. / 1091 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 44-25.031500N | | 44-25.321167N |
| Longitude: | 103-23.215500W | | 103-22.499667W |
| Elevation: | 3254.9 ft. | | 3225.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 061 true | | 230 magnetic, 241 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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| 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (217KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (230KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:07 | | 00:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:22:11 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 16:22:11 |
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| METAR |
| 49B | SuperAWOS
162155Z AUTO 26013G18KT 10SM 12/M04 A2990
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KSPF 17nm W | 161955Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRCA 21nm SE | 1619/1801 26006KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2989INS BECMG 1705/1706 30009KT 9999 OVC025 QNH2997INS BECMG 1711/1712 33015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BR OVC020 610205 QNH3010INS BECMG 1717/1718 34012G18KT 9999 NSW OVC030 QNH3008INS T10/1621Z T01/1714Z
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KRAP 26nm SE | 161720Z 1618/1718 36008KT P6SM SCT250 FM170800 34014KT 5SM -SHRA BKN012 OVC025 FM171700 33018G28KT P6SM BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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