FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| DLHr142/8.1 | | DULUTH VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 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 |
| 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: | 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 13/31 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 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/Departure Procedures 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 13:23 |
| Sunset | | 16:27 | | 22:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:00 | | 23:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 08:08:14 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 23-Nov-2009 02:08:14 |
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| METAR |
KDYT 3nm NE | 230754Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM -DZ OVC060 08/07 A3005 RMK AO2
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KDLH 11nm NW | 230755Z 16005KT 7SM BKN050 OVC085 07/06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00720056 $
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KCOQ 17nm W | 230756Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC055 06/06 A3004 RMK AO2
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KSUW 17nm S | 230757Z AUTO 01003KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC055 07/06 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDLH 11nm NW | 230610Z 2306/2406 16005KT 3SM BR SCT001 OVC070 TEMPO 2306/2310 1/4SM -DZ FG VV001 FM231000 16005KT 2SM BR SCT001 OVC070 TEMPO 2310/2314 1/4SM -DZ FG VV001 FM231500 12007KT 2SM -RA BR OVC004 FM240000 12006KT 1/4SM -DZ FG OVC001
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| NOTAMs |
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