FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SSQ |
| Lat/Long: | 45-43-52.9730N 091-55-14.3840W
45-43.882883N 091-55.239733W
45.7313814,-91.9206622
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1233.3 ft. / 375.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of SHELL LAKE, WI |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 54871 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GRB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 14/32 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 32; PAPI RWY 14, 32; MIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS AT ENTRANCE ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at UBE (14 nm S): | 119.175 (715-822-3452) |
| WX AWOS-3 at RPD (20 nm S): | 120.525 (715-458-4481) |
| WX AWOS-3 at RZN (20 nm W): | 118.325 (715-349-8563) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.45/276.4 (HAYWARD RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BIG DOCTOR | | 107/19.4 | | 203 | | 01W | | BXR | -... -..- .-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3711 x 75 ft. / 1131 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 45-44.106725N | | 45-43.659018N |
| Longitude: | 091-55.536155W | | 091-54.943353W |
| Elevation: | 1232.0 ft. | | 1228.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 137 true | | 316 magnetic, 317 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 619 ft. | | 210 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:3711 TODA:3711 ASDA:3500 LDA:2881 | | TORA:3286 TODA:3711 ASDA:3711 LDA:3500 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 95 ft. trees, lighted, 1080 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
RWY 14 APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; 93 FT TREES 1699 FT 400 L. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SHELL LAKE
CITY HALL, P O BOX 520
SHELL LAKE, WI 54871
Phone 715-468-7679 |
| Manager: | GERRY WINCH
41 RIDGEWAY DR, P.O. BOX 520
SHELL LAKE, WI 54871
Phone (715) 296-3638 |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF OF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUBE - Cumberland Municipal Airport (14 nm S)
KRPD - Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field (20 nm S)
KRZN - Burnett County Airport (20 nm W)
KHYR - Sawyer County Airport (27 nm NE)
Y23 - Chetek Municipal/Southworth Airport (28 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by V. Eric Jensen, Shell Lake, WI
Photo taken 27-Aug-2003
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Shell Lake Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 13:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:24 | | 23:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:55 | | 23:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2026 17:07:52 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2026 11:07:52 |
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| METAR |
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KUBE
14nm S | 091655Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 00/M05 A2991 RMK AO2
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KRPD
18nm SE | 091655Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM SCT120 M01/M08 A2993 RMK AO2 T10121076
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KRZN
19nm W | 091655Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 01/M06 A2989 RMK AO2 T00061056
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KHYR
26nm NE | 091653Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM BKN110 M02/M07 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP137 T10171067 $
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KHYR
26nm NE | 091130Z 0912/1012 18010KT P6SM SCT080 OVC120 FM092200 20005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC060 FM100000 VRB03KT 6SM -RASN OVC040 FM100200 VRB02KT 4SM -SN OVC025 FM100400 VRB03KT 3SM -SN OVC015 FM100800 29006KT P6SM OVC013
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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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