FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 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 |
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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 | | 089/16.8 | | 335 | | 03E | | 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 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: | 46-41.349167N | | 46-42.028000N |
| Longitude: | 092-06.017667W | | 092-05.289500W |
| Elevation: | 670.9 ft. | | 660.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| 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 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: | 46-41.246117N | | 46-40.740917N |
| Longitude: | 092-06.018483W | | 092-05.405583W |
| Elevation: | 672.0 ft. | | 673.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 140 true | | 319 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: | 33 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 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: | | 50 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | 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 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:55 | | 09:55 |
| Sunrise | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunset | | 20:38 | | 01:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 02:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 21:38:43 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 16:38:43 |
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| METAR |
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KDYT
3nm NE | 172115Z AUTO 30019G34KT 10SM -RA SCT027 SCT043 SCT075 15/04 A2955 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU N
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KDLH
11nm NW | 172125Z 33021G41KT 3SM R09/5500VP6000FT TSRA SCT040CB OVC070 08/04 A2963 RMK AO2 PK WND 32043/2115 TSB25RAB2057 PRESRR OCNL LTGICCG OHD AND S TS OHD AND S MOV SE P0000 PNO $
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KCOQ
17nm W | 172115Z AUTO 31022KT 10SM -VCTSRA SCT043 SCT075 11/ A2960 RMK AO2
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KSUW
17nm S | 172115Z AUTO 31013G21KT 291V351 10SM SCT075 17/02 A2955 RMK AO2
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KDLH
11nm NW | 171734Z 171818 32020G30KT P6SM VCTS BKN060CB TEMPO 1822 33028G48KT 6SM -TSRAGS BKN035CB OVC050 FM2200 32019G29KT P6SM BKN070 TEMPO 2224 6SM -TSRA BKN035CB OVC050 FM0200 35012G19KT P6SM SCT070
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| NOTAMs |
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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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