KSUX Sioux Gateway Airport/Brigadier General Bud Day Field
Sioux City, IA · 6 miles S of SIOUX CITY, IA
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KSUX
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 1098.5 ft
- Coordinates
- 42-24-04.7000N 096-23-03.9000W
- Lat / Long
- 42.4013056, -96.3844167
- Mag. variation
- 03E (2020)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1940
- ARTCC
- MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
- FSS
- FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- SUX (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- MON-SUN 0400-0000
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- DUSK-DAWN. WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALS RWY 13; MALSR RWY 31; REIL RWY 18; VASI RWY 13 & 31; HIRL RWY 13/31; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KSUX
Runways
Longest 9,002 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 9002 x 150 ft. / 2744 x 46 m
- Surface
- concrete/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 13
- Heading
- 133 magnetic, 136 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALS: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system
- Declared distances
- TORA:9002 TODA:9002 ASDA:9002 LDA:9002
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 1093.1 ft.
- Obstructions
- 72 ft. tree, 3100 ft. from runway, 475 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear
Runway 31
- Heading
- 313 magnetic, 316 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:9002 TODA:9002 ASDA:9002 LDA:9002
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 1093.4 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
- Dimensions
- 6401 x 100 ft. / 1951 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 104.0
Runway 18
- Heading
- 178 magnetic, 181 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6400 TODA:6400 ASDA:6400 LDA:6400
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 1097.6 ft.
- Obstructions
- 47 ft. trees, 1160 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
Runway 36
- Heading
- 358 magnetic, 001 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6400 TODA:6400 ASDA:6400 LDA:6400
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 1095.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 16 ft. pole, 900 ft. from runway, 43:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 6
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 2
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 118.7
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 119.45 270.8
- Wx Asos
- 119.45 (712-317-9924)
- Sioux City Ground
- 121.9 348.6 [0600-2130]
- Sioux City Tower
- 118.7 254.3 [0600-2130]
- Sioux City Approach
- 124.6 307.0 [0600-2130]
- Sioux City Departure
- 124.6 307.0 [0600-2130]
- Approach Lights
- MALS: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system
- Instrument Approach
- ILS
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A A:FOR FUEL AND SUPPORT AFT HRS BY PPR OR CALL IN.
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A A:FOR FUEL AND SUPPORT AFT HRS BY PPR OR CALL IN.
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.