Sterling Municipal Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Colorado, U.S.A.}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Sterling Municipal Airport

| image =

| IATA = STK

| ICAO = KSTK

| FAA = STK

| type = Public

| owner = City of Sterling

| operator =

| city-served = Sterling, Colorado

| location =

| elevation-f = 4,038

| website =

| coordinates = {{coord|40|36|51|N|103|15|51|W|region:US-CO|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = USA Colorado

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Colorado

| pushpin_label = STK

| pushpin_label_position = right

| r1-number = 15/33

| r1-length-f = 5,201

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| r2-number = 04/22

| r2-length-f = 2,809

| r2-surface = Turf

| stat-year = 2019

| stat1-header = Aircraft operations

| stat1-data = 2,414

| stat2-header = Based aircraft

| stat2-data = 24

| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration

}}

Sterling Municipal Airport {{airport codes|STK|KSTK|STK}}, also known as Crosson Field,{{cite web |title=City of Sterling Municipal Airport |url=https://www.sterlingcolo.com/departments/public_works/Airport.php |website=Sterling |publisher=City of Sterling Government |access-date=8 December 2023 |ref=Sterling}} is a public use airport located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) west of Sterling, a city in Logan County, Colorado, United States. It is owned by the City of Sterling.

Facilities and aircraft

According to the {{FAA-airport|ID=STK}}, Sterling Municipal Airport covers an area of {{convert|340|acre|ha}} at an elevation of 4,038 feet (1,231 m) above mean sea level. The longest runway has asphalt surface: 15/33 is {{convert|5201|by|75|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The second runway has turf surface: 10/28 is {{convert|2809|by|150|ft|m|abbr=on}}.

According to the FAA, for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 2,414 aircraft operations: 93.4% general aviation, 4.8% air taxi, and 1.8% military.

At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 19 (79%) single-engine, 3 (13%) multi-engine, 1 (4%) jet, and 1 (4%) helicopter.{{cite web |title=Airport Master Record |url=https://www.gcr1.com/5010ReportRouter/STK.pdf |website=FAA ADIP |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=8 December 2023 |ref=STK |page=1}}

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