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 2021–2025, 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
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Terminal Facility at the Sheboygan County Airport in 2021
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSheboygan County
ServesSheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL755 ft / 230 m
Coordinates43°46′11″N 087°51′06″W
Map
SBM is located in Wisconsin
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Location of airport in Wisconsin
SBM is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 6,800 2,073 Concrete
13/31 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2023)22,600
Based aircraft (2023)59

Overview

The airport mainly serves as a corporate aviation base for several county businesses, including 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. The airport was upgraded to allow a U.S. Customs presence in advance of the upcoming 2021 Ryder Cup (delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic), 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] The Customs facility opened in April 2021.[5]

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.

Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin is located east of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Terminal Facility.[6]

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 June 15, 2023, the airport had 22,600 aircraft operations, an average of 62 per day: 89% general aviation, 11% air taxi and less than 1% military. In October 2023, there were 59 aircraft based at this airport: 44 single-engine, 8 multi-engine and 7 jet.[1]

Accidents and incidents
  • On June 12, 1992, a Jet Charter Group Learjet 25 crashed after lifting off prematurely, it rolled rapidly to the right and impacted the ground in an inverted attitude. Both occupants were killed.[7]
  • On March 4, 2018, hydraulic issues forced a Flight for Life medical helicopter to make an emergency landing at the airport.[8]
  • On July 20, 2018, a vintage airplane crashed in a farm field near the airport after taking off. The National Transportation Safety Board says the jet was part of a formation training flight at the Sheboygan County Airport.[9] The pilot was killed on impact. Two farm workers were injured.[10]

Images
  • The Observation Deck from the Aviation Heritage Center building
    The Observation Deck from the Aviation Heritage Center building
  • Sign and hangar
    Sign and hangar
  • Hangars
    Hangars
  • The airport in 2016
    The airport in 2016

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for SBM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective October 5, 2023.
  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.
  5. "AIRPORT OPENS NEW CUSTOMS FACILITY". 1330 WHBL AM. April 13, 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. "AVIATION HERITAGE CENTER OF WISCONSIN". Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin.
  7. Accident description for N38DJ at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on August 14, 2023.
  8. "Mechanical issues force Flight For Life helicopter to make emergency landing in Sheboygan County". TMJ4 News. March 5, 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  9. "NTSB releases preliminary report on fatal Sheboygan Falls plane crash". CBS58 News. July 27, 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. "NTSB releases report detailing deadly Sheboygan Falls plane crash". TMJ4 News. July 27, 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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