FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
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:  | 674.4 ft. / 205.6 m (surveyed) |  
| Variation:  | 01W (2015) |  
| From city:  | 3 miles S of SUPERIOR, WI |  
| Time zone:  | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |  
| Zip code:  | 54880 |  
 
Airport Operations
| Airport use:  | Open to the public |  
| Activation date:  | 10/1937 |  
| 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 RWY 04, 14, & 32 - CTAF.  MIRL RWY 04/22 & RWY 14/32 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - 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 |  
| WX AWOS-3 at DYT (2.8 nm NE):  | 119.275 (218-720-4886) |  
| WX ASOS at DLH (10 nm NW):  | PHONE 218-208-0194 |  
| WX AWOS-3 at COQ (17 nm W):  | 118.525 (218-879-0783) |  
 
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance |    | VOR name |    | Freq |    | Var |  
| DLHr142/8.1 |  | DULUTH VORTAC |  | 112.60 |  | 05E |  
 
  
 
| NDB name |    | Hdg/Dist |    | Freq |    | Var |    | ID |  
| PYKLA |  | 131/14.2 |  | 379 |  | 00E |  | DL |  -.. .-.. |  
 
Airport Services
| Fuel available:  | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |  
| 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 fair 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 |  | no |  
| Touchdown point:  | yes, no lights |  | yes, no lights |  
 
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions:  | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |  
| Surface:  | asphalt, in fair 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. |  
| 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 |  
 
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership:  | Publicly-owned |  
| Owner:  | CITY OF SUPERIOR 1316 N. 14TH ST SUPERIOR, WI 54880 Phone 715-395-7200 |  
| Manager:  | CALVIN KRAMP 4804 HAMMOND AVE SUPERIOR, WI 54880 Phone 715-394-0282 |  
 
Additional Remarks
 | -  | DEER ON & VICINITY OF ARPT. |  
 | -  | FOR CD CTC DULUTH APCH AT 218-740-5950. |  
 
 
    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 from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z. 
  IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |  
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 |    | 
download (223KB) |  
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 |    | 
download (211KB) |  
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 |    | 
download (230KB) |  
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 |    | 
download (228KB) |  
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply |    | 
download (140KB) |  
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply |    | 
download (270KB) |  
 
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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| Aerial photo |  
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct 
 
Photo by Mark Robinson 
 www.wemakepilots.com
Photo taken 13-Jul-2020
looking southwest.
 
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current 
 
   
   
| Airport distance calculator |  
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| Sunrise and sunset |  
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 Times for 04-Nov-2025 
 |   | Local (UTC-6) |   | Zulu (UTC) |  
| Morning civil twilight |  | 06:24 |  | 12:24 |  
| Sunrise |  | 06:56 |  | 12:56 |  
| Sunset |  | 16:48 |  | 22:48 |  
| Evening civil twilight |  | 17:20 |  | 23:20 |  
 
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| Current date and time |  
| Zulu (UTC)   | 04-Nov-2025 14:34:09 |  
| Local (UTC-6)   | 04-Nov-2025 08:34:09 |  
 
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| METAR |  
KDYT  3nm NE  | 041415Z AUTO 23012KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A3011 RMK AO2
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KDLH  11nm NW  | 041355Z 27005KT 10SM SCT120 05/M06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP203 T00501056 $
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KCOQ  17nm W  | 041415Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM SCT085 SCT110 04/M04 A3010 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KSUW  17nm S  | 041415Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM SCT100 05/M05 A3012 RMK AO2 T00501048
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| TAF |  
KDLH  11nm NW  | 041137Z 0412/0512 27008KT P6SM SCT120 FM050300 07005KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM050500 05005KT P6SM -RA OVC030 FM050800 36009KT 4SM BR VCSH BKN010 
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| NOTAMs |  
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
  
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