Sheboygan County Memorial International Airport (IATA: SBM, ICAO: KSBM, FAA LID: SBM) is a county-owned public-use non-towered airport located in the Town of Sheboygan Falls, three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the City of Sheboygan, in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[2] Sheboygan's National Weather Service observation station is based at the airport.
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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Terminal Facility at the Sheboygan County Airport in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Sheboygan County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 755 ft / 230 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°46′11″N 087°51′06″W / 43.76972°N 87.85167°W | ||||||||||||||
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Overview
editThe airport mainly serves as a corporate aviation base for several county businesses, including Kohler Company, Bemis Manufacturing Company, Plenco and Richardson Bros. An expansion project tying into increasing capacity in advance of the 2010 PGA Championship was completed that year. The airport was upgraded to allow a U.S. Customs presence in advance of the upcoming 2021 Ryder Cup (delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic), while also allowing Kohler and other companies to bypass having to fly their business jets into other nearby international airports such as Appleton or Green Bay.[3][4] The Customs facility opened in April 2021.[5]
Sheboygan County Memorial also serves as a major link to local attractions such as Road America and the county's golf courses, such as Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits.
Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin is located east of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Terminal Facility.[6]
Facilities and aircraft
editSheboygan County Memorial International Airport covers an area of 737 acres (298 ha) at an elevation of 755 feet (230 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: the primary runway 4/22 is 6,800 by 100 feet (2,073 x 30 m) with a concrete surface and the crosswind runway 13/31 is 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]
Lake Breeze aviation recently [when?] bought out burrows aviation and is planning to reopen the restaurant and be better served for airport business patrons. [citation needed]
For the 12-month period ending June 15, 2023, the airport had 22,600 aircraft operations, an average of 62 per day: 89% general aviation, 11% air taxi and less than 1% military. In August 2024, there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 51 single-engine, 7 multi-engine and 7 jet.[1]
Accidents and incidents
edit- On June 12, 1992, a Jet Charter Group Learjet 25 crashed after lifting off prematurely, it rolled rapidly to the right and impacted the ground in an inverted attitude. Both occupants were killed.[7]
- On March 4, 2018, hydraulic issues forced a Flight for Life medical helicopter to make an emergency landing at the airport.[8]
- On July 20, 2018, a vintage airplane crashed in a farm field near the airport after taking off. The National Transportation Safety Board said the jet was part of a formation training flight at the Sheboygan County Airport.[9] The pilot was killed on impact. Two farm workers were injured.[10]
Images
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The Observation Deck from the Aviation Heritage Center building -
Sign and hangar -
Hangars -
The airport in 2016
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SBM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Watson, Alana (30 September 2019). "Sheboygan Airport Adding US Customs Facility Before Ryder Cup". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Customs and Terminal Building Groundbreaking". Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "AIRPORT OPENS NEW CUSTOMS FACILITY". 1330 WHBL AM. April 13, 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "AVIATION HERITAGE CENTER OF WISCONSIN". Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin.
- ^ Accident description for N38DJ at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Mechanical issues force Flight For Life helicopter to make emergency landing in Sheboygan County". TMJ4 News. March 5, 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "NTSB releases preliminary report on fatal Sheboygan Falls plane crash". CBS58 News. July 27, 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "NTSB releases report detailing deadly Sheboygan Falls plane crash". TMJ4 News. July 27, 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
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- Sheboygan County Airport Division at Sheboygan County Government
- Burrows Aviation, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- "Sheboygan County Memorial (SBM)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-23. at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SBM, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SBM
- AirNav airport information for KSBM
- ASN accident history for SBM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures