Sturgis Municipal Airport (49B)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	49B
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	103°22'39.8062" W / 44°25'7.2371" N -103.377724 / 44.418677 (Estimated)
Elevation	3254.90 ft / 992.09 m (Estimated)
Land	275 acres
From nearest city	4 nautical miles E of Sturgis, SD
Location	Meade County, SD
Magnetic Variation	11E (1995)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY OF STURGIS
Address	1040 HARLEY-DAVIDSON WAY STE 103 STURGIS, SD 57785
Phone number	605-347-4422
Manager	ROGER BURNHAM
Address	13345 ALKALI RD STURGIS, SD 57785
Phone number	605-720-9938

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Sectional chart	CHEYENNE
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZDV - DENVER
Tie-in FSS	HON - HURON
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	HON (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz
AWOS-3P	49B (605-347-3356)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AGRI,INSTR

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimensions	3580 x 120 ft (1091 x 37 m)
Surface	TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment

	05	23
Alignment	61°	241°
Physical elevation	3254.90 ft	3225.00 ft
Coordinates	44.417192 / -103.386925	44.422019 / -103.374994
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Runway 11/29

Dimensions	5100 x 75 ft (1554 x 23 m)
Surface	CONC (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	11	29
Alignment	123°	303°
Physical elevation	3244.10 ft	3207.80 ft
Coordinates	44.421778 / -103.383687	44.414272 / -103.367219
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
RCA	TACAN	ELLSWORTH	25X	108.80	08E	20.6 nm
RAP	VORTAC	RAPID CITY	70X	112.30	13E	30.9 nm

Remarks

• WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.
• GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (4 CLICKS TO ELLSWORTH APPROACH AND 6 CLICKS TO DENVER CENTER)
• FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.
• HIGH VOL OF ACFT OPRNG INVOF OF MT RUSHMORE AND CRAZY HORSE MONUMENTS AT OR BLW 7500 FT; PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO MNT 122.85 FOR TFC ADVISORIES.