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WI18

Gateway Airport
Bloomer, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	WI18
Lat/Long:	45-07-59.8610N 091-27-00.5730W 45-07.997683N 091-27.009550W 45.1332947,-91.4501592 (estimated)
Elevation:	1021 ft. / 311.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of BLOOMER, WI
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	54724

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1963
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at Y23 (13 nm NW):	119.05 (715-924-1836)
WX ASOS at EAU (16 nm S):	126.025 (715-832-7990)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EAUr001/14.2		EAU CLAIRE VORTAC		113.65		04E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2100 x 100 ft. / 640 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	4 ft. fence, 65 ft. left of centerline 9' TREE 70' RIGHT OF EXTNDD CNTRLN.	8 ft. crops, 65 ft. right of centerline 7' CROPS RIGHT AND LEFT OF EXTNDD CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DON ZANK 19251 STATE HWY 40 BLOOMER, WI 54724 Phone 715-568-2244 CELL: 715-371-2244
Manager:	DON ZANK 19251 STATE HWY 40 BLOOMER, WI 54724 Phone 715-568-2244

Additional Remarks

-	RWY SOFT IN SPRING FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THAW.
-	TWR 1579'MSL/499'AGL/1.5 NM SW OF ARPT.
-	ARPT NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WI18.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

Y23 - Chetek Municipal/Southworth Airport (13 nm NW)
KEAU - Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (16 nm S)
KRPD - Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field (22 nm NW)
KLUM - Menomonie Municipal Airport-Score Field (23 nm SW)
3T3 - Boyceville Municipal Airport (25 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:18	10:18
Sunrise	05:51	10:51
Sunset	20:14	01:14
Evening civil twilight	20:47	01:47

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-May-2026 09:48:44
Local (UTC-5)	04-May-2026 04:48:44

METAR

KY23 13nm NW	040935Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 14/00 A2943 RMK AO2 T01351001
KEAU 16nm S	040856Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM CLR 12/00 A2947 RMK AO2 SLP976 T01220000 58031
KLUM 23nm SW	040935Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 13/01 A2945 RMK AO2 T01280010 PWINO
KRPD 23nm NW	040935Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 13/M01 A2943 RMK AO2 T01251013

TAF

KEAU
16nm S

040520Z 0406/0506 21006KT P6SM SCT250 FM041100 22010KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 WS018/24045KT FM041400 29014G23KT P6SM BKN200 FM041900 29015G25KT P6SM BKN070 FM050000 31012G20KT P6SM BKN100 FM050300 32007KT P6SM SCT200

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