FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 13:23 |
| Sunset | | 17:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 23:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:27:10 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 16:27:10 |
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| METAR |
KDYT 3nm NE | 092214Z AUTO 06010G16KT 10SM CLR M06/M09 A3020 RMK AO2
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KDLH 11nm NW | 092155Z 01008KT 10SM SCT022 M07/M13 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP239 T10671133
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KCOQ 17nm W | 092216Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR M07/M11 A3016 RMK AO2
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KSUW 17nm S | 092216Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR M06/M11 A3020 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDLH 11nm NW | 091834Z 0919/1018 01007KT P6SM BKN017 TEMPO 0919/0920 -SN BKN014 FM092000 35008KT P6SM SCT250
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