FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SUW |
| Lat/Long: | 46-41-22.8627N / 092-05-40.7111W
46-41.381045N / 092-05.678518W
46.6896841 / -92.0946420
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 674 ft. / 205.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2015) |
| 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: | ACTVT REIL RY 04/22; MIRL RY 04/22; REIL RYS 14/32; MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.35 (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) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DLHr142/8.1 | | DULUTH VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BONG | | at field | | 260 | | 01E | | SUW | ... ..- .-- |
| PYKLA | | 129/14.2 | | 379 | | 02E | | DL | -.. .-.. |
| CLOQUET | | 092/16.8 | | 335 | | 01W | | COQ | -.-. --- --.- |
| SOLON SPRINGS | | 332/25.2 | | 388 | | 01E | | OLG | --- .-.. --. |
| TWO HARBORS | | 212/26.1 | | 243 | | 01E | | TWM | - .-- -- |
| MOOSE LAKE | | 059/33.6 | | 362 | | 02E | | MZH | -- --.. .... |
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 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5100 x 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 46-41.349367N | | 46-42.020610N |
| Longitude: | 092-06.017890W | | 092-05.286568W |
| Elevation: | 670.3 ft. | | 659.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 037 true | | 218 magnetic, 217 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. pole, 1175 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | 48 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 46-41.246130N | | 46-40.740903N |
| Longitude: | 092-06.018493W | | 092-05.405583W |
| Elevation: | 672.1 ft. | | 672.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 140 true | | 321 magnetic, 320 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear | | 15 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: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 53/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 47% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY NW END OF RWY 14/32 IS MKD WITH REFLECTORS. |
| - | DEER ON & VICINITY OF ARPT. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (49KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
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)
KMZH - Moose Lake Carlton County Airport (34 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 01:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 01:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 17:27:57 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 12:27:57 |
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| METAR |
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KDYT
3nm NE | 131654Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM BKN075 19/11 A3020 RMK AO2
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KDLH
11nm NW | 131655Z 01006KT 10SM FEW045 BKN065 19/07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01890072
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KCOQ
17nm W | 131656Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM BKN049 OVC060 19/06 A3020 RMK AO2
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KSUW
17nm S | 131655Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM SCT060 OVC070 19/10 A3019 RMK AO2 T01880099
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KDLH
11nm NW | 131130Z 1312/1412 35006KT P6SM BKN070 FM131600 01007KT P6SM BKN060 FM132200 02008KT P6SM SCT060 FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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