KIRS Kirsch Muni

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 1623 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now

Wind 350° true at 6 kt · VFR · 1623 min old

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1 26% 5201 ft · 6 kt head, 1 kt x-left

19 26% 5201 ft · 6 kt TAIL, 1 kt x-right

6 24% 3606 ft · 2 kt head, 6 kt x-left

24 24% 3606 ft · 2 kt TAIL, 6 kt x-right

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 1

PRIOR runway length 5201 ft +0.04
WIND 6 kt headwind, 1 kt left crosswind 1623 min ago +0.00

Runway 19

PRIOR runway length 5201 ft +0.04
WIND 6 kt TAILWIND, 1 kt right crosswind 1623 min ago -0.00

Runway 6

PRIOR runway length 3606 ft -0.04
WIND 2 kt headwind, 6 kt left crosswind 1623 min ago +0.00

Runway 24

PRIOR runway length 3606 ft -0.04
WIND 2 kt TAILWIND, 6 kt right crosswind 1623 min ago -0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	1623 min
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	ERROR		NOTAM source unreachable
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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KIRS field & runways

Kirsch Muni, Sturgis, Michigan. Field elevation 925 ft. Non-towered (NON-ATCT). Magnetic variation 6.0°W on record, 5.8°W today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.019°/year west — about 1° every 53 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern
1	359.7°	5.5°	matches	5,201 ft	ASPH	left
19	179.7°	185.5°	matches	5,201 ft	ASPH	left
24	238.6°	244.4°	matches rule gives runway 25 in ~33 yr	3,606 ft	ASPH	left
6	58.6°	64.4°	matches rule gives runway 7 in ~33 yr	3,606 ft	ASPH	left

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