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KSUW Richard I Bong Airport
Superior, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: SUW
Lat/Long: 46-41-22.9830N / 092-05-40.7580W
46-41.383050N / 092-05.679300W
46.6897175 / -92.0946550
(estimated)
Elevation: 674 ft. / 205.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1995)
From city: 3 miles S of SUPERIOR, WI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 54880

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1937
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SUW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-DUSK
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 13/31 & 03/21 AND REIL RYS 13/31 & 03/21 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 118.875 (715-394-0283)
DULUTH APPROACH: 125.45
DULUTH DEPARTURE: 125.45
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 124.8 0600-2300
WX AWOS-3 at DYT (2.9 nm NE): 119.275 (218-720-4886)
WX ASOS at DLH (10 nm NW): PHONE 218-723-8340
WX AWOS-3 at COQ (17 nm W): 118.525 (218-879-0783)
  • APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.9/281.45 (DULUTH RCAG)WHEN DULUTH APCH/DEP CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DLHr142/8.1DULUTH VORTAC112.6005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BONGat field26001ESUW ... ..- .--
PYKLA129/14.237902EDL -.. .-..
CLOQUET089/16.833503ECOQ -.-. --- --.-
SOLON SPRINGS332/25.238801EOLG --- .-.. --.
TWO HARBORS212/26.124301ETWM - .-- --
MOOSE LAKE059/33.636202EMZH -- --.. ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 5100 x 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 46-41.349167N46-42.028000N
Longitude: 092-06.017667W092-05.289500W
Elevation: 670.9 ft.660.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 27 ft. pole, 1175 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear48 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 46-41.246117N46-40.740917N
Longitude: 092-06.018483W092-05.405583W
Elevation: 672.0 ft.673.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 139 magnetic, 140 true319 magnetic, 320 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 33 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF SUPERIOR
SUPERIOR, WI 54880
Phone 715-394-0282
Manager: WILLIAM AMORDE
4804 HAMMOND AVE
SUPERIOR, WI 54880
Phone 715-394-6444

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 50
Single engine airplanes: 39
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 2
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 53/day *
49% transient general aviation
47% local general aviation
4% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 08 August 2006

Additional Remarks

- TWY NW END OF RWY 13/31 IS MKD WITH REFLECTORS.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 03   download (182KB)
GPS RWY 13   download (169KB)
GPS RWY 31   download (185KB)
NDB RWY 31   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDYT - Sky Harbor Airport (3 nm NE)
KDLH - Duluth International Airport (10 nm NW)
KCOQ - Cloquet/Carlton County Airport (17 nm W)
KOLG - Solon Springs Municipal Airport (25 nm SE)
KTWM - Richard B Helgeson Airport (26 nm NE)
  
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From to KSUW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0610:06
Sunrise05:4310:43
Sunset20:4701:47
Evening civil twilight21:2302:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2008 02:07:34
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 21:07:34
 
METAR
KDYT 
3nm NE 		260154Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A2988 RMK AO2
KDLH 
11nm NW 		260155Z 29005KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01890128
KCOQ 
17nm W 		260155Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A2992 RMK AO2
KSUW 
17nm S 		260155Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2988 RMK AO2
TAF
KDLH 
11nm NW 		252338Z 260024 31013G23KT P6SM SCT060 FM0100 32010KT P6SM FEW060 FM0300 29007KT P6SM FEW060 TEMPO 0913 2SM BR FEW003 FM1500 29014G20KT P6SM SCT040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Twin Ports Flying Service 715-394-6444
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FS 
 100LL 
$5.50 
Jet A 
$5.64 
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Upper Deck Restaurant & Lounge 715-395-8376
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Richard I Bong Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPERIOR BAYFRONT DAYS INN 2.6 45-106
BEST WESTERN BAY WALK INN 2.8 77-140
BEST WESTERN BRDGEVIEW MTR INN 3.0 68-89
SUPER 8 MOTEL - SUPERIOR 4.0 60-81
COMFORT INN WEST 4.9 79-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Richard I Bong Airport

4 in Superior
12 in Duluth, MN
1 in Proctor, MN
 

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