FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IRS |
| Lat/Long: | 41-48-47.8354N 085-26-20.2586W
41-48.797257N 085-26.337643W
41.8132876,-85.4389607
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 924.8 ft. / 281.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2025) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of STURGIS, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49091 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IRS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 24, 01, & 19; PAPI RWY 24, 01, & 19; MIRL RWY 06/24 & 01/19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 121.325 (269-659-8715) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 121.2 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 121.2 |
| WX AWOS-3P at HAI (11 nm NW): | 119.975 (269-273-6705) |
| WX AWOS-3P at OEB (19 nm NE): | 118.125 (517-279-1810) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ANQ (19 nm SE): | 118.175 (260-668-5630) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 127.55/307.175 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OLKr007/(34.1) | | WEBSTER LAKE VOR | | 110.40 | | 03W |
| GIJr086/39.4 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| STURGIS | | at field | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5201 x 100 ft. / 1585 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 47.0 | | Double wheel: | 57.5 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 41-48.357245N | | 41-49.213507N |
| Longitude: | 085-26.449453W | | 085-26.455665W |
| Elevation: | 912.0 ft. | | 908.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 006 magnetic, 360 true | | 186 magnetic, 180 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3601 x 75 ft. / 1098 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 19.0 | | Double wheel: | 25.0 | | Double tandem: | 58.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | FADED. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 41-48.660333N | | 41-48.968500N |
| Longitude: | 085-26.510167W | | 085-25.833167W |
| Elevation: | 912.2 ft. | | 924.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 065 magnetic, 059 true | | 245 magnetic, 239 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 75 ft. trees, 1450 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF STURGIS
130 N NOTTAWA ST
STURGIS, MI 49091-1197
Phone 269-651-2321
ARPT/CITY MGR. |
| Manager: | ANDREW KUK, CITY MGR
130 N NOTTAWA ST, PO BOX 280
STURGIS, MI 49091-1197
Phone 269-651-2821
FBO. |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
| - | CALL FOR SNOW REMOVAL INFO & RWY COND RPRT. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF RWYS. |
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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (248KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (355KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHAI - Three Rivers Municipal/Dr Haines Airport (11 nm NW)
KOEB - Branch County Memorial Airport (19 nm NE)
KANQ - Tri-State Steuben County Airport (19 nm SE)
C62 - Kendallville Municipal Airport (22 nm S)
KGSH - Goshen Municipal Airport (23 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 30-Sep-2010
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Jun-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunset | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jun-2026 06:36:58 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-Jun-2026 02:36:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KIRS | 090615Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3002 RMK AO2
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KHAI
11nm NW | 090615Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM SCT046 24/21 A3000 RMK AO2
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KANQ
19nm SE | 090615Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM SCT043 SCT065 23/23 A3003 RMK AO2
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KOEB
19nm E | 090615Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3003 RMK AO2
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KAZO
26nm N | 090548Z 0906/1006 15006KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM090730 16005KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC035 FM090900 16006KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC030 TEMPO 0909/0912 3SM -SHRA OVC015 FM091200 17007KT 4SM BR BKN005 BKN013 FM091700 21009KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 0917/0918 4SM -TSRA OVC008CB FM091800 22009KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 PROB30 0918/0922 4SM -TSRA BKN015CB FM100400 00000KT P6SM BKN140
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KBTL
32nm N | 090548Z 0906/1006 15006KT P6SM VCSH BKN090 FM090800 17005KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC035 FM091000 16007KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN025 TEMPO 0910/0912 2SM -SHRA BR OVC010 FM091200 17007KT 5SM BR BKN009 FM091500 20010KT 6SM BR BKN015 FM091800 21009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 PROB30 0918/0922 4SM -TSRA BR BKN010CB
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