FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | STK |
| Lat/Long: | 40-36-53.8727N / 103-15-51.4278W
40-36.897878N / 103-15.857130W
40.6149646 / -103.2642855
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4037.6 ft. / 1230.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (2015) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of STERLING, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 80751 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHEYENNE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1600
FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 970-520-2325. |
| Pattern altitude: | 5037.6 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST TO INCREASE INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.525 (970-526-3009) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 118.475/225.4 (BRUSH/B/ RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AKOr339/27.8 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 13E |
| SNYr191/31.6 | | SIDNEY VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BATTEN | | 335/5.2 | | 392 | | 08E | | BAJ | -... .- .--- |
| KIMBALL | | 142/39.2 | | 317 | | 10E | | IBM | .. -... -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5201 x 75 ft. / 1585 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | NW |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 40-37.306785N | | 40-36.488970N |
| Longitude: | 103-16.023782W | | 103-15.690477W |
| Elevation: | 4037.6 ft. | | 4025.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.2% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 155 magnetic, 163 true | | 335 magnetic, 343 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2810 x 150 ft. / 856 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf/gravel, in fair condition
VARMINT HOLES NEAR 03 END |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 03/21 ENDS MARKED WITH RED/GREEN REFLECTORS. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 037 magnetic, 045 true | | 217 magnetic, 225 true |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 150 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear | | 32 ft. bldg, 648 ft. from runway, 10 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF STERLING
P. O. BOX 4000
STERLING, CO 80751
Phone 970-522-9700 |
| Manager: | PAT O'BRIEN
16562 HWY 14
STERLING, CO 80751
Phone 970-522-0417 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 46/week * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | 6% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 03 HAS +4 FT FENCE 155 FT FM THLD 0B. |
| - | TWYS & TERMINAL TIEDOWN AREA MKD WITH BLUE REFLECTORS. |
| - | AEROBATIC OPERATIONS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO. |
| - | INTENSIVE AG OPS DURING MAR-SEPT. |
| - | RY 3/21 SOFT WHEN WET AND ROUGH. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (236KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (221KB) |
| NDB RWY 33 | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAKO - Colorado Plains Regional Airport (26 nm S)
KFMM - Fort Morgan Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
KSNY - Sidney Municipal/Lloyd W. Carr Field Airport (32 nm NE)
KIBM - Kimball Municipal Airport/Robert E Arraj Field (39 nm NW)
KHEQ - Holyoke Airport (45 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 01-Dec-2010
looking north.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 02:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 02:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:41:56 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-May-2013 02:41:56 |
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| METAR |
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| KSTK | 180750Z AUTO 20012KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2975 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSNY
32nm NE | 180754Z 1808/1906 21010KT P6SM BKN020 FM181500 34010G20KT P6SM SCT080 FM182100 02008KT P6SM VCTS SCT020 BKN050CB FM190000 33010KT 4SM TSRA BKN030CB
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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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