FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
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| DLHr142/8.1 | | DULUTH VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 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. |
| 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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (212KB) |
| 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 |
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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
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Jul-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 02:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jul-2025 06:15:36 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jul-2025 01:15:36 |
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| METAR |
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KDYT
3nm NE | 160557Z AUTO 05018G24KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC013 16/16 A2993 RMK AO2
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KDLH
11nm NW | 160555Z 06008KT 7SM -RA BKN010 OVC027 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE0458B49 CIG 008V014 SLP145 P0000 60044 T01560144 10189 20156 402440156 51003 $
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KCOQ
17nm W | 160555Z AUTO 05008G14KT 10SM SCT010 OVC019 16/14 A2995 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KSUW
17nm S | 160555Z AUTO 04008KT 4SM BR BKN009 OVC015 16/15 A2995 RMK AO2 P0001 60009 T01560147 10186 20156 402810156
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KDLH
11nm NW | 160544Z 1606/1706 03007KT 6SM -SHRA SCT008 OVC015 FM160800 05008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC008 FM161100 06009KT 3SM -SHRA OVC006 FM161500 07011G20KT 6SM -SHRA OVC008 FM162000 06011G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC014 FM162300 06009G17KT P6SM VCSH OVC035
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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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