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KIRS · Kirsch Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KIRS FAA IRS Elev 924 ft Lat 41° 48.80' N Lon 85° 26.34' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,201 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 360° 5,201 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
19 180° 5,201 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
06 059° 3,601 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.35%
24 239° 3,601 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.35%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 121.325
  • CLD CLNC DEL 133.550
  • A/D KALAMAZOO APP/DEP 121.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 18 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 24, 01 and 19; PAPI Rwy 24, 01, and 19; MIRL Rwy 06–24 and 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 24, 01 and 19; PAPI Rwy 24, 01, and 19; MIRL Rwy 06–24 and 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 24, 01 and 19; PAPI Rwy 24, 01, and 19; MIRL Rwy 06–24 and 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 24, 01 and 19; PAPI Rwy 24, 01, and 19; MIRL Rwy 06–24 and 01–19—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and birds on and invof rwys.

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof rwy.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·250 MICHIGAN STURGIS KIRSCH MUNI (IRS)(KIRS) 2 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N41º48.80´ W85º26.34´ 925 B NOTAM FILE IRS RWY 01–19: H5201X100 (ASPH) S–47, D–57.5, 2D–90 MIRL RWY 01: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·RWY 06–24: H3601X75 (ASPH) S–19, D–25, 2D–58 MIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 24: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 22´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·Call for snow removal info and rwy cond report.
  • ·Rwy 06 and Rwy 24 markings faded.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 269-651-2821
  • ·AWOS–3 121.325 (269) 659–8715.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®GREAT LAKES APP/DEP CON 121.2 (1030–0500Z‡) ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.55 (0500–1030Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Great Lakes Apch at 269-459-3344, when Apch clsd ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·STURGIS NDB (MHW) 382 IRS N41º48.79´ W85º26.03´ at fld. 923/4W.
  • ·SUGAR SPRINGS AIRPARK (See GLADWIN on page 191) SUNFIELD HIRAM CURE (C43) 2 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N42º46.20´ W84º57.90´ 853 NOTAM FILE LAN RWY 09–27: 2314X100 (TURF)
  • ·Arpt CLOSED Dec—Mar and when snow covd.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 marked with 3´ yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 517-256-6395
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Great Lakes Apch at 269-459-3345, when Apch clsd ctc Cleveland ARTCC at 440-774-0224/0490.
  • ·CHICAGO H–5E, 10F, L–28I IAP CHICAGO EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 19,320 ops in 1995

2024 total

8,000

10-yr total

80,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.56

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=8

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-09-07 Zodiac CH 650B · Weather · VMC · day →
2014-04-19 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2004-02-14 Cessna 177 · CFIT · day →
2004-02-09 Cessna 402B · Ground collision · day →
2002-04-20 Piper PA-34-220T · Gear-up · day →
2002-01-06 Cessna 414A · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1998-08-27 Cessna 210D · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-05-19 Ryan Navion · CFIT · VMC · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 12 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 23 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 31 nm
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 32 nm
David George Ehrman Ft Wayne IN 46 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 47 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 53 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 60 nm
Kerry Michael Brown Adrian MI 63 nm
Charles Noel Black Van Wert OH 69 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
John Robert Conrad Sturgis MI 1 nm
Todd Alan Rumsey Sturgis MI 1 nm
Darwin Andrew Dickerson Sturgis MI 1 nm
David Lawrence Keeslar Sturgis MI 1 nm
William Thomas Reid Howe IN 6 nm
Brock Dustin Bateman Howe IN 6 nm
Victoria Danielle English Centreville MI 8 nm
Trennis Winford Vaughn Lagrange IN 10 nm
Walter Julius Hekter Jr Constantine MI 10 nm
Jordan Matthew Stoltzfus Shipshewana IN 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Robert Conrad Sturgis MI 1 nm
Todd Alan Rumsey Sturgis MI 1 nm
David Lawrence Keeslar Sturgis MI 1 nm
Devvyn Adolph Fader Sturgis MI 1 nm
Kerry Allan Hyde Sturgis MI 1 nm
Danny Leon King Sturgis MI 1 nm
Michael J Finley Sturgis MI 1 nm
Tyler Edwin Anderson Sturgis MI 1 nm
Martin Dale Yoder Howe IN 6 nm
David Emmett Pratt Burr Oak MI 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 51 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 60 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 63 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 64 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 81 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 89 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 90 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 90 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 92 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 103 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.