Airports / Michigan / IRS
Kirsch Municipal Airport
KIRS / IRSSturgis, MichiganELEV 924 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#10 / 47
Michigan airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 12 Google ratings — ranked against 47 rated MI fields.
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kirsch Municipal Airport (KIRS / IRS) sits in Sturgis, Michigan, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 924 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into IRS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO, 26 nm), Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (BTL, 31 nm), and South Bend International Airport (SBN, 40 nm).
Charter pricing from IRS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sturgis.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“Welcoming staff, clean facility, and good price on 100LL.”
Jeremy Bennington5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“The lounge is well kept with a crew car key lock on the wall.”
Chris5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“The lounge is well kept with a crew car key lock on the wall.”
Chris5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Kirsch Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KIRS
IATA
IRS
FAA / Local
IRS
Elevation
924 ft
Coordinates
41.8133° N · 85.4390° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MI fields
state range 580–1,328 ft
At 924 ft, IRS sits higher than 75% of the 48 Michigan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 26nmAZOKalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportKalamazoo
- 31nmBTLBattle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg FieldBattle Creek
- 40nmSBNSouth Bend International AirportSouth Bend
- 51nmJXNJackson County Airport/Reynolds FieldJackson
- 51nmFWAFort Wayne International AirportFort Wayne
- 62nmMGCMichigan City Municipal AirportMichigan City
Location
Open the full mapKIRS · Kirsch Municipal Airport · Sturgis, MI
From the ramp
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