Sturgis Municipal Airport (South Dakota)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Sturgis | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sturgis, South Dakota | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,243 ft / 988 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°25′05″N 103°22′32″W / 44.41806°N 103.37556°W | ||||||||||
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Sturgis Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 49B) is a city-owned public-use airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of the central business district of Sturgis, a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Sturgis Municipal Airport covers an area of 275 acres (111 ha) at an elevation of 3,243 feet (988 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with a concrete surface measuring 5,100 by 75 feet (1,554 m × 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 13, 2016, the airport recorded 36,000 aircraft operations, averaging 99 operations per day. Of these, 99 percent were classified as general aviation, while 2 percent were categorized as air taxi operations. At that time there were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 92 percent single-engine and 8 percent multi-engine.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 49B PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
External links
[edit]- Air Repair, Inc Aircraft Maintenance
- Sturgis (49B) at South Dakota DOT Airport Directory
- C & B Aviation, LLC, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Aerial image as of 12 June 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 49B, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 49B
- AirNav airport information for 49B
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 49B