FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
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-3: | 121.325 (269-659-8715) |
GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 121.2 |
GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 121.2 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.325 |
WX AWOS-3 at HAI (11 nm NW): | 119.975 (269-273-6705) |
WX AWOS-3 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 |
GSHr057/31.6 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
OLKr007/(34.1) | | WEBSTER LAKE VOR | | 110.40 | | 03W |
ELXr123/36.4 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
GIJr086/39.4 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | 75% | transient general aviation | 25% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 06 September 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD WHEN GREAT LAKES 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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (272KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (245KB) |
NDB RWY 19 | |
download (183KB) |
NDB RWY 24 | |
download (184KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
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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Photo taken 30-Sep-2010
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 17-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 10:58 |
Sunset | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 18-Apr-2024 03:36:34 |
Local (UTC-4) | 17-Apr-2024 23:36:34 |
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METAR |
KIRS | 180315Z AUTO 28008G16KT 10SM BKN027 OVC033 13/08 A2989 RMK AO2 T01300080
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KHAI 11nm NW | 180315Z AUTO 27014G20KT 10SM SCT027 OVC036 13/08 A2990 RMK AO2 T01260075
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KANQ 19nm SE | 180315Z AUTO 26010G19KT 10SM BKN026 OVC038 14/10 A2990 RMK AO2
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KOEB 19nm E | 180315Z AUTO 27010G16KT 10SM BKN026 OVC037 13/09 A2989 RMK AO2 T01330090
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TAF |
KAZO 26nm N | 180109Z 1801/1824 26012G21KT P6SM BKN027 OVC030 FM180200 29008KT P6SM OVC025 FM181200 28007KT P6SM OVC019 FM181500 26007KT P6SM OVC050
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KBTL 32nm N | 180114Z 1801/1824 26012G20KT P6SM OVC028 FM181200 28007KT P6SM OVC019 FM181500 28007KT P6SM OVC019 FM181700 28006KT P6SM OVC070
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NOTAMs |
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