FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 OCTOBER 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RCX |
| Lat/Long: | 45-29-47.7083N / 091-00-00.6748W 45-29.795138N / 091-00.011247W 45.4965856 / -91.0001874 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1240 ft. / 378.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of LADYSMITH, WI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 54563 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RCX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEP 0800-1900, OCT-APR 0800-1700 FOR ATTENDANCE AFT HRS CALL 715-924-2080/403-0524. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14/ 32; MIRL RY 01/19; MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS AT ENTRANCE ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.125 (715-532-2665) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY GREEN BAY RADIO ON FREQ 122.3 (RICE LAKE RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RPDr081/33.1 | | RICE LAKE VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 01E |
| HYRr146/36.5 | | HAYWARD VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| RUSK COUNTY | | at field | | 356 | | 00W | | RCX | .-. -.-. -..- |
| PHILLIPS | | 243/27.6 | | 263 | | 00E | | PBH | .--. -... .... |
| PARK FALLS | | 222/36.4 | | 371 | | 01W | | PKF | .--. -.- ..-. |
| MEDFORD | | 309/37.5 | | 335 | | 00E | | MDZ | -- -.. --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL ALL FUEL 24 HR SELF SERVE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 45-30.080182N | | 45-29.572157N |
| Longitude: | 091-00.316148W | | 090-59.720818W |
| Elevation: | 1236.3 ft. | | 1226.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 140 | | 320 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 220 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 58 ft. trees, 1650 ft. from runway, 160 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3199 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 45-29.495093N | | 45-30.017565N |
| Longitude: | 091-00.047152W | | 090-59.957237W |
| Elevation: | 1223.4 ft. | | 1239.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 | | 187 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 17 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RUSK COUNTY 311 MINER AVE E LADYSMITH, WI 54848 Phone 715-532-2635 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL NACZAS 311 MINER AVE E LADYSMITH, WI 54848 Phone 715-532-2146 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 August 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OCNL DEER INVOF ARPT |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (217KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (205KB) |
| NDB RWY 32 | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPBH - Price County Airport (28 nm NE)
Y23 - Chetek Municipal-Southworth Airport (29 nm SW)
KRPD - Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field (33 nm W)
KPKF - Park Falls Municipal Airport (37 nm NE)
KHYR - Sawyer County Airport (37 nm NW)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:17 | | 23:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:46 | | 23:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:52:06 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 19:52:06 |
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| METAR |
| KRCX | 162255Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM BKN027 06/04 A2991 RMK AO2 T00640036
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| TAF |
KHYR 36nm NW | 162022Z 1620/1718 29004KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 1620/1621 SCT015 FM162100 27003KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1710/1712 2SM BR SCT002
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KEAU 43nm SW | 161727Z 1618/1718 32008KT P6SM OVC014 FM162300 27005KT P6SM BKN020 FM170100 24003KT P6SM SCT020 FM170700 VRB02KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 1708/1711 3/4SM BR FM171200 23004KT P6SM SCT150 FM171500 24006KT P6SM OVC120
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