Sturgis Municipal
49B · Sturgis, South Dakota · Meade County · map
Sturgis Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sturgis, 4 miles east of Sturgis, South Dakota, 3,255 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 5,100 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 89 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 17,126 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Sturgis Municipal?
Its FAA code is 49B.
Where is Sturgis Municipal?
It is 4 miles east of Sturgis, South Dakota, 3,255 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Sturgis Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 11/29, is 5,100 feet long.
Does Sturgis Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Sturgis Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sturgis Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Sturgis Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 49B
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sturgis
- Elevation
- 3,255 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1994
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 5,100 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 3,580 × 120 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 05: hill 41 ft high 1,099 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Automated UNICOM. |
| Approach and departure | 119.5 | |
| 49B AWOS-3P | 119.275 | |
| Apt Remark 2 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | |
| Rapid City Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.95 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 605-347-3356.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field (18 nm west), Rapid City Regional (26 nm southeast), Belle Fourche Municipal (28 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in South Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29; PAPI runway 11 and 29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Automated UNICOM.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 (4 clicks to ellsworth approach and 6 clicks to denver center)
- High vol of aircraft oprng in the vicinity of of MT rushmore and crazy horse monuments at or below 7500 feet; pilots are advised to mnt 122.85 for traffic advisories.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 82 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 17,126, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 26 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,600 |
| general aviation, local | 11,500 |
| military | 1,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sturgis from the FAA register
27 aircraft are registered to owners in Sturgis, South Dakota: 26 piston singles, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Michael Duane Rath private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Eagle Aviation · Spearfish, SD (18 nm) · (605) 645-1487 · [email protected]
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Sturgis 27 aircraft · 26 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- Waconda Concepts LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Pleasant Valley Cattle CO INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Dakota 467 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Dakota 70 landing places
- South Dakota 2,273 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/49B.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.