AirNav: 7WI2 - Higgins Airport

7WI2

Higgins Airport
Rio, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	7WI2
Lat/Long:	43-26-34.9510N 089-10-41.4110W 43-26.582517N 089-10.690183W 43.4430419,-89.1781697 (estimated)
Elevation:	965 ft. / 294 m (estimated)
Variation:	00E (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of RIO, WI
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	53960

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/1989
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at MSN (19 nm S):

PHONE 608-410-1285

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MSNr019/19.2		MADISON VORTAC		108.60		03E
DLLr101/26.3		DELLS VORTAC		117.00		03E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ROCK RIVER		310/25.5		371		01W		RYV	.-. -.-- ...-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2800 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	400 ft. 18/36 DSPLCD THRS MKD WITH BLACK & YELLOW 55 GALLON DRUMS.	400 ft.
Obstructions:	none	20 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	FRANK HIGGINS W-3507 CTY. HY. B RIO, WI 53960 Phone 920-992-3359
Manager:	FRANK & NANCY HIGGINS W-3507 CTY. HY. B RIO, WI 53960 Phone 920-992-3359 AMGR LIVES AT ARPT.

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7WI2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C47 - Portage Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
KMSN - Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (19 nm S)
87Y - Blackhawk Airfield (20 nm S)
KUNU - Dodge County Airport (21 nm E)
C29 - Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field (25 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:55	12:55
Sunrise	07:27	13:27
Sunset	16:46	22:46
Evening civil twilight	17:18	23:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Jan-2026 15:17:35
Local (UTC-6)	16-Jan-2026 09:17:35

METAR

KMSN 20nm S	161500Z 26005KT 7SM -SN OVC024 M02/M02 A2944 RMK AO2 P0000 T10171022
KUNU 21nm E	161452Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM OVC006 M04/M04 A2943 RMK AO2 T10371045 TSNO
KC29 25nm SW	161455Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM OVC026 00/M02 A2945 RMK AO1 P0001 60001 T10011018
KRYV 26nm SE	161455Z AUTO 24006KT 7SM -SN OVC008 M03/M03 A2944 RMK AO2 T10291031
KDLL 26nm W	161455Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM BKN024 BKN030 OVC060 M02/M03 A2943 RMK AO2 T10201030
KC35 35nm W	161455Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM SCT016 OVC023 M01/M01 A2943 RMK AO2 T10101015 PWINO
KFLD 36nm NE	161453Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM OVC007 M04/M05 A2941 RMK AO2 SNE33 SLP970 P0000 60000 T10391050 55001
KY50 36nm N	161456Z AUTO 23004KT 9SM -SN OVC009 M03/M04 A2940 RMK AO2 SNB24 SLP968 P0000 60000 T10331044 56002 FZRANO $

TAF

KMSN
20nm S

161133Z 1612/1712 22007KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC015 TEMPO 1612/1615 3/4SM -SN BR OVC010 FM161500 26010G15KT P6SM OVC007 FM161700 27012G18KT P6SM OVC010 PROB30 1620/1702 4SM -SHSN OVC010 FM170400 28012KT P6SM BKN020

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