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WN98

Northern Trails Aviation Airport
Birchwood, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:01	13:01
Sunrise	07:33	13:33
Sunset	17:05	23:05
Evening civil twilight	17:37	23:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Jan-2026 20:54:29
Local (UTC-6)	28-Jan-2026 14:54:29

METAR

KRPD 14nm SW	282035Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR M14/M22 A3019 RMK AO2 T11441224
KHYR 22nm N	281953Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC033 M17/M23 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP248 T11671233 $
KY23 22nm S	282035Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR M13/M22 A3018 RMK AO2 T11351216
KRCX 24nm SE	282035Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM OVC032 M14/M21 A3015 RMK AO2 T11451213

TAF

KHYR
22nm N

281736Z 2818/2918 VRB05KT P6SM SCT019 OVC040 FM290000 31004KT P6SM SCT018 OVC030 FM291200 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015

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