FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (105KB) |
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 12-Aug-2013
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunset | | 19:54 | | 01:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 02:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 05:16:57 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Aug-2013 23:16:57 |
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| METAR |
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| KSTK | 130455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3017 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSNY
32nm NE | 122218Z 1222/1318 12009KT P6SM BKN120 FM130600 14006KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM131000 16006KT 3SM BR VCSH OVC008 FM131600 17010KT P6SM VCSH BKN100
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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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