FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IRS |
| Lat/Long: | 41-48-48.0000N / 085-26-20.1000W
41-48.800000N / 085-26.335000W
41.8133333 / -85.4389167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 924 ft. / 281.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of STURGIS, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49091 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IRS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1924 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 06/24 & 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 24, PAPI RYS 24, 18, 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY TURNOFF LGTS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 121.325 (269-659-8715) |
| KALAMAZOO APPROACH: | 121.2 [0600-2300] |
| KALAMAZOO DEPARTURE: | 121.2 [0600-2300] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 133.55 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HAI (11 nm NW): | 119.975 (269-273-6705) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OEB (19 nm NE): | 118.125 (517-279-1810) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ANQ (19 nm SE): | 118.175 (260-668-5630) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 127.55/263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN KALAMAZOO APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AZOr170/25.9 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| BTLr198/30.9 | | BATTLE CREEK VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 02W |
| GSHr057/31.6 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| LFDr249/33.6 | | LITCHFIELD VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 05W |
| OLKr007/(34.1) | | WOLF LAKE VOR | | 110.40 | | 03W |
| ELXr123/36.4 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| GIJr086/39.4 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| STURGIS | | at field | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
| THREE RIVERS | | 144/11.1 | | 407 | | 02W | | HAI | .... .- .. |
| ANGOLA | | 308/18.9 | | 347 | | 05W | | ANQ | .- -. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5200 x 100 ft. / 1585 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 47.0 | | Double wheel: | 57.5 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
OTS INDEFLY. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-49.213442N | | 41-48.357332N |
| Longitude: | 085-26.455605W | | 085-26.449517W |
| Elevation: | 908.3 ft. | | 912.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 61 ft. tree, 2403 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO AT RWY END IS 16:1 | | none |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3451 x 75 ft. / 1052 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 19.0 | | Double wheel: | 25.0 | | Double tandem: | 58.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 41-48.673230N | | 41-48.968545N |
| Longitude: | 085-26.481928W | | 085-25.833142W |
| Elevation: | 913.3 ft. | | 924.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 063 magnetic, 059 true | | 243 magnetic, 239 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 2240 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 59 ft. trees, 1480 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF STURGIS
130 N. NOTTAWA
STURGIS, MI 49091-1433
Phone 269-651-2321 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL HUGHES, CITY/AIRPORT MGR
130 NORTH NOTTAWA ST, P O BOX 280
STURGIS, MI 49091-1433
Phone 269-651-2321
ASST MGR/FBO BRIAN RILEY; CALL 269-651-2821. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 80% | transient general aviation | | 20% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **NEW** | |
download |
| NDB RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| NDB RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHAI - Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport (11 nm NW)
KOEB - Branch County Memorial Airport (19 nm NE)
KANQ - Tri-State Steuben County Airport (19 nm SE)
C62 - Kendallville Municipal Airport (22 nm S)
KGSH - Goshen Municipal Airport (23 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken mid January 2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 08:22:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 03:22:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KIRS | 100755Z AUTO 33010KT 1 3/4SM -SN SCT025 BKN037 OVC045 M07/M08 A2961 RMK AO2
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KHAI
11nm NW | 100755Z AUTO 33010G15KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC008 M06/M07 A2965 RMK AO2
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KOEB
19nm E | 100755Z AUTO 33009KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC019 M07/M08 A2960 RMK AO2
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KAZO
26nm N | 100520Z 1006/1106 36012G18KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC012 FM100930 35014G22KT 3SM -SN OVC025 FM101600 33015G23KT P6SM OVC025
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KBTL
32nm N | 100520Z 1006/1106 04009G15KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC007 FM100700 36012G20KT 2SM -SN OVC012 FM101000 35014G22KT 3SM -SN OVC025 FM101800 33015G23KT P6SM OVC025
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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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