Sheboygan County Memorial Airport

Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (IATA: SBM, ICAO: KSBM, FAA LID: SBM) is a county-owned public-use non-towered airport located in the Town of Sheboygan Falls, three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the City of Sheboygan, in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[2] Sheboygan's National Weather Service observation station is based at the airport.

Sheboygan County Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSheboygan County
ServesSheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL755 ft / 230 m
Coordinates43°46′11″N 087°51′06″W
Map
SBM
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
SBM
SBM (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 6,800 2,073 Concrete
13/31 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017)65,000
Based aircraft (2018)71

There are 71 planes based at the airport. It mainly serves as a corporate aviation base for several county businesses, including Aero-metric, Kohler Company, Bemis Manufacturing Company, Plenco and Richardson Bros. An expansion project tying into increasing capacity in advance of the 2010 PGA Championship was completed that year. By July 2020, the airport will be upgraded to allow a U.S. Customs presence in advance of the 2020 Ryder Cup, while also allowing Kohler and other companies to bypass having to fly their business jets into other nearby international airports such as Appleton or Green Bay.[3][4]

Sheboygan County Memorial also serves as a major link to local attractions such as Road America and the county's golf courses, such as Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits.

Facilities and aircraft

Sheboygan County Memorial Airport covers an area of 737 acres (298 ha) at an elevation of 755 feet (230 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 4/22 is 6,800 by 100 feet (2,073 x 30 m) with a concrete surface and 13/31 is 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]

Burrows Aviation, a privately owned business, is the fixed-base operator (FBO).

For the 12-month period ending August 25, 2017, the airport had 65,000 aircraft operations, an average of 178 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi and 1% military. In November 2018, there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 49 single-engine, 12 multi-engine, 5 jet and 5 ultralight.[1]

Images
  • Sign and hangar
  • Hangars

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for SBM (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 8, 2018.
  2. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. Watson, Alana (30 September 2019). "Sheboygan Airport Adding US Customs Facility Before Ryder Cup". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "U.S. Customs and Terminal Building Groundbreaking". Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved May 30, 2020.


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