FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | STK |
| Lat/Long: | 40-36-55.1289N / 103-15-53.4436W 40-36.918815N / 103-15.890727W 40.6153136 / -103.2648454 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4040 ft. / 1231.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1985) |
| 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: | 0800-1700 FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 970-520-2325. |
| Pattern altitude: | 5040 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL PRESET LOW INTST TO INCREASE INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| AKOr339/27.9 | | AKRON VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 13E |
| SNYr191/31.6 | | SIDNEY VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BATTEN | | 331/5.2 | | 392 | | 11E | | BAJ | -... .- .--- |
| KIMBALL | | 142/39.1 | | 317 | | 10E | | IBM | .. -... -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4708 x 75 ft. / 1435 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 40-37.371107N | | 40-36.630805N |
| Longitude: | 103-16.049977W | | 103-15.748233W |
| Elevation: | 4039.5 ft. | | 4025.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 163 true | | 332 magnetic, 343 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 408 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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 |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. road, 279 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 36:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | none HAS +10 FT ROAD 100 FT FM ON BOTH SIDES OF THLD. |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 150 ft. / 762 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 |
| Latitude: | 40-36.618517N | | 40-36.909733N |
| Longitude: | 103-16.065900W | | 103-15.684000W |
| Elevation: | 4028.0 ft. | | 4036.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 045 true | | 214 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: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 101/week * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 April 2007 | |
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. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 33 | |
download (223KB) |
| NDB RWY 33 | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAKO - Colorado Plains Regional Airport (26 nm S)
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)
KCNP - Billy G Ray Field Airport (46 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 19:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:45 | | 01:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 16:27:46 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Sep-2008 10:27:46 |
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| METAR |
KAKO 27nm S | 051553Z AUTO 34009KT 8SM BKN001 BKN007 OVC031 10/09 A3017 RMK AO2 RAB35E46 SLP194 P0000 T01000094
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KSNY 32nm NE | 051553Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM FEW014 BKN021 OVC060 11/08 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01060078
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KIBM 39nm NW | 051610Z AUTO 05009G14KT 10SM SCT022 BKN038 BKN044 11/06 A3017 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSNY 32nm NE | 051120Z 051212 03008KT P6SM OVC010 TEMPO 1215 5SM -RA SCT010 BKN040 FM1800 06010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM2300 15008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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