FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | STK |
| Lat/Long: | 40-36-51.4730N 103-15-51.3400W
40-36.857883N 103-15.855667W
40.6142981,-103.2642611
(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 |
| 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. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 15 & 33 OPR CONSLY. INCR MIRL 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 CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER (ZDV) 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 VOR/DME | | 115.90 | | 13E |
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 |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 40-37.306785N | | 40-36.488970N |
| Longitude: | 103-16.023782W | | 103-15.690477W |
| Elevation: | 4037.5 ft. | | 4025.6 ft. |
| 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 |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 608 ft. from runway, 266 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2809 x 150 ft. / 856 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf/gravel, in fair condition
VARMINT HOLES NEAR RWY 04 END. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 40-36.621425N | | 40-36.946255N |
| Longitude: | 103-16.069073W | | 103-15.636900W |
| Elevation: | 4032.2 ft. | | 4028.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 037 magnetic, 045 true | | 217 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | , in fair condition | | , in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 139 ft. from runway, 7 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 48 ft. tree, 614 ft. from runway, 34 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 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: | CHARLIE MAY
16562 HWY 14
STERLING, CO 80751
Phone 970-522-0417 |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-04 | MKG TYPE - COND: RWY 04/22 ENDS MKD WITH RED/GREEN REFLECTORS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257. |
| - | RWY 04 DEP HAS 8 FT FENCE 155 FT FM DEP END OF RWY. |
| - | TWY & TRML TIEDOWN AREA MKD WITH BLUE REFLECTORS. |
| - | AEROBATIC OPS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRG INVOF KCOS & KPUB ARPRTS. |
| - | INTENSIVE AG OPS MAR-SEPT. |
| - | RWY 4/22 SOFT AND ROUGH WHEN WET. |
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 from 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (156KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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 Airport/Lloyd W. Carr Field (32 nm NE)
KIBM - Kimball Municipal Airport/Robert E Arraj Field (39 nm NW)
2V6 - Yuma Municipal Airport (40 nm SE)
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunrise | | 05:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 02:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 02:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2025 15:22:13 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 04-Jul-2025 09:22:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KSTK | 041455Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM -TSRA BKN031 BKN038 OVC120 20/18 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU NE
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KSNY
32nm NE | 041136Z 0412/0512 21010KT P6SM VCTS BKN080CB TEMPO 0415/0419 4SM TSRA BKN060CB FM041900 36008KT P6SM SCT090 FM042300 22010KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 0423/0504 VRB25G35KT TS BKN060CB FM050400 14007KT P6SM BKN080
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