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 | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
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 had 36,000 aircraft operations, an average of 99 per day: 99 percent general aviation and 2 percent air taxi. At that time there were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 92 percent single-engine and 8 percent multi-engine.[1]