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WN98

Northern Trails Aviation Airport
Birchwood, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	WN98
Lat/Long:	45-39-34.0000N 091-31-21.0000W 45-39.566667N 091-31.350000W 45.6594444,-91.5225000 (estimated)
Elevation:	1272 ft. / 388 m (estimated)
Variation:	00E (2000)
From city:	2 miles E of BIRCHWOOD, WI
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	54817

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/2002
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at RPD (18 nm SW):

120.525 (715-458-4481)

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BIG DOCTOR		106/36.6		203		01W		BXR	-... -..- .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2800 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	THOM RUTHERFORD 3160 N. RUTHERFORD LN BIRCHWOOD, WI 54817 Phone 715-296-4018
Manager:	THOM RUTHERFORD 3160 N. RUTHERFORD LN BIRCHWOOD, WI 54817 Phone 715-296-4018

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
-	PPR FOR LNDG.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WN98.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSSQ - Shell Lake Municipal Airport (17 nm W)
KRPD - Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field (18 nm SW)
KUBE - Cumberland Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)
Y23 - Chetek Municipal/Southworth Airport (22 nm S)
KHYR - Sawyer County Airport (22 nm N)

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Area around WN98 (Northern Trails Aviation Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:58	10:58
Sunrise	06:28	11:28
Sunset	19:44	00:44
Evening civil twilight	20:15	01:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Sep-2026 15:42:06
Local (UTC-5)	01-Sep-2026 10:42:06

METAR

KRPD 14nm SW	011515Z AUTO 27003KT 7SM CLR 26/19 A2999 RMK AO2 T02570187
KUBE 21nm SW	011515Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A2998 RMK AO2
KHYR 22nm N	011453Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02280161 51005
KY23 22nm S	011515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A2998 RMK AO2 T02610192
KRCX 24nm SE	011515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T02540175

TAF

KHYR
22nm N

011120Z 0112/0212 00000KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 0112/0113 1SM BR SCT002 FM011400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM011700 26008G17KT P6SM SCT250 FM020000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC220 FM020700 00000KT P6SM -SHRA OVC080

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