Kirsch Municipal Airport

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Kirsch Municipal Airport (ICAO: KIRS, FAA LID: IRS) is a publicly owned, public use airport located 2 miles northwest of Sturgis, Michigan.[1] It sits on 148 acres and is surveyed at 924 feet above sea level.[2]

The airport is home to Sturgis Aviation Inc, a custom aircraft refinishing and painting company. The business started in 1999.[3][4]

On November 11, 1957, an Ercoupe aircraft was stolen from the Kirsch Municipal Airport and crashed into the Indiana Dunes. Two teenagers found the plane at the airport with the keys in the ignition, so they got in and flew it until it ran out of fuel over the Dunes.[5]

In 2022, the airport was host to the fireworks show that was the finale of the annual Sturgis Fest.[6][7]

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