# Sturgis Municipal Airport (49B)

**Sturgis Municipal Airport** (FAA: 49B) is a small airport in Sturgis, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Apr 1994. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,100 ft (1,555 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k49b

## At a glance

- FAA: 49B
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Sturgis, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Apr 1994
- Elevation: 3,255 ft / 992 m
- Coordinates: 44.4180, -103.3750
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,100 ft / 1,555 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgis_Municipal_Airport_(South_Dakota) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10851073
- Weather station: K49B
- Ident: K49B

## Timeline

- Apr 1994: Sturgis Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 5,100 ft / 1,555 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 123° / 303° | yes |
| 05/23 | 3,580 ft / 1,091 m | 120 ft / 37 m | Grass | 061° / 241° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,100 ft / 1,555 m | =6,125 of 29,858 | =2,051 in North America | =1,664 in US |
| Elevation | 3,255 ft / 992 m | #4,872 of 43,403 | #2,501 in North America | #1,945 in US |
| Age | Opened 1994 | =10,385 of 15,079 | =8,108 in North America | =7,995 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ELLSWORTH APP/DEP | 119.500 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k49b/data