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 |
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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 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 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/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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| 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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunset | | 16:43 | | 22:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 12:04:21 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 06:04:21 |
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| METAR |
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KDYT
3nm NE | 081154Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A3004 RMK AO2
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KDLH
11nm NW | 081155Z 25003KT 10SM FEW110 03/M03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00281028 10056 20017 51011
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KCOQ
17nm W | 081156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A3004 RMK AO2
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KSUW
17nm S | 081157Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KDLH
11nm NW | 081129Z 0812/0912 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100 OVC150 FM082000 09007KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 FM090000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 PROB30 0900/0906 6SM -RA BKN040 OVC080 FM090600 29008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 OVC080 PROB30 0906/0912 6SM -RA BKN030
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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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