📍 Sturgis⬆ 924 ft2 runways
KIRS · IRS
Kirsch Municipal Airport
41.81330°N
-85.43900°W
ARR / DAY
0
▼
88.9%
DEP / DAY
0
▼
92.9%
Kirsch Municipal Airport (KIRS/IRS) is a small general aviation airport located in Sturgis, MI, 43 mi east of South Bend. It features 2 runways with the longest being 5,201 feet.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
72°F
Wind
3 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runway intelligence
Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days
18
39% of ops
163 land · 26 TO
36
25% of ops
107 land · 17 TO
06
18% of ops
77 land · 3 TO
24
17% of ops
71 land · 33 TO
01
0% of ops
2 land · 0 TO
Runway 18 carries 39% of operations (163 landings, 26 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 36 at 25%.
Approach quality
Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates
18
163 landings
UA 2%
36
107 landings
UA 0%
06
77 landings
UA 0%
24
71 landings
UA 10%
01
2 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 18 show a 2% unstable-approach rate (3 UA events from 163 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.
Traffic behavior
When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend
Daily avg
6.7
flights/day · 201 total
Busy hour (local)
2pm
also 3pm · 7pm
Day vs night
67%
06:00–20:00 local
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.050 | — |
| APCH | 121.200 | — |
| APCH | 239.250 | — |
| UNICOM | 123.050 | — |
| AWOS | 121.325 | — |
| GOSHEN R | 127.550 | — |
| OTHER | 127.550 | — |
| GOSHEN R | 307.175 | — |
| OTHER | 307.175 | — |
| IRS NDB | 382.000 | — |
| OTHER | 382.000 | — |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZAU
- Mag var:
- 6° W
- Fuel:
- 100LL, A+
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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