FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RCX |
| Lat/Long: | 45-29-48.6100N / 091-00-01.6370W 45-29.810167N / 091-00.027283W 45.4968361 / -91.0004547 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1238 ft. / 377.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of LADYSMITH, WI |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | GRB (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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32, 01/19 & PAPI RYS 14 & 32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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 |
| RPDr080/33.1 | | 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 80 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: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 45-30.105500N | | 45-29.597617N |
| Longitude: | 091-00.345767W | | 090-59.750450W |
| Elevation: | 1234.3 ft. | | 1224.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 140 | | 320 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 LEFT SIDE REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear | | 52 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 45-29.496833N | | 45-30.020000N |
| Longitude: | 091-00.043667W | | 090-59.958833W |
| Elevation: | 1221.8 ft. | | 1237.6 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: | 40 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 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: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | 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 September 2008 | |
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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 32 | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 13:17 |
| Sunset | | 16:25 | | 22:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 19:55:03 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 13:55:03 |
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| METAR |
| KRCX | 251937Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM -DZ OVC006 03/02 A2972 RMK AO2 T00310023
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| TAF |
KHYR 36nm NW | 251730Z 2518/2618 32005KT 6SM -RA BR SCT006 OVC010 TEMPO 2518/2522 4SM -SN BR OVC006 FM252200 32005KT 4SM -SN BR BKN016 OVC080 FM260300 35006KT P6SM -SN OVC015 FM261300 33012KT P6SM SCT015
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KEAU 43nm SW | 251735Z 2518/2618 30009KT 6SM -RA BR OVC010 TEMPO 2522/2601 30012G18KT 3SM -RASN BKN009 FM260100 32012G20KT 3SM -RASN BR OVC010 TEMPO 2606/2610 6SM -SN BKN012 FM261000 31012KT P6SM BKN025 FM261400 32013KT P6SM SCT035
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| NOTAMs |
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