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]
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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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Facilities and aircraft
editSturgis 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
editReferences
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