Kirsch Municipal
IRS · KIRS · Sturgis, Michigan · St Joseph County · map
Kirsch Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sturgis, 1 mile northwest of Sturgis, Michigan, 925 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 5,201 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KIRS · observed 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 15
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KIRS 062155Z AUTO 19011G15KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A2999 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IRS · ICAO KIRS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sturgis
- Elevation
- 925 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,201 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 06/24 | 3,606 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 56 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 24: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 59 ft high 831 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.2 | |
| Irs and aWOS-3P | 121.325 | |
| Goshen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.55 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 269-659-8715.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Sturgis from the FAA register
32 aircraft are registered to owners in Sturgis, Michigan: 18 piston singles, 9 drones, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 piston twins. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 24, 01, and 19; PAPI runway 24, 01, and 19; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 and 01/19 - the common traffic frequency.
- The FBO (fixed-base operator).
- Deer, birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 5, 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.