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WS78 River Valley Airport
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: WS78
Lat/Long: 45-33-01.0000N 089-29-16.0000W
45-33.016667N 089-29.266667W
45.5502778,-89.4877778
(estimated)
Elevation: 1525 ft. / 465 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (2000)
From city: 6 miles SW of RHINELANDER, WI
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 54501

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/2002
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at RHI (5 nm N): 126.825 (715-362-7980)
WX AWOS-3 at TKV (14 nm W): 118.250 (715-453-5716)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RHIr192/5.2RHINELANDER VOR/DME115.0502E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ARSHA133/7.227203WRH .-. ....

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 1610 x 120 ft. / 491 x 37 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 288 ft.440 ft.
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 60 ft. from runway30 ft. trees, 20 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DENNIS J. DALKA
W1254 COUNTY A
RHINELANDER, WI 54501
Phone 715-362-4732
CELL: 715-490-9320
Manager: DENNIS J. DALKA
W1254 COUNTY A
RHINELANDER, WI 54501
Phone 715-362-4732

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WS78.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRHI - Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport (5 nm N)
KTKV - Tomahawk Regional Airport (14 nm W)
KRRL - Merrill Municipal Airport (23 nm SW)
Y55 - Crandon/Steve Conway Municipal Airport (24 nm E)
KEGV - Eagle River Union Airport (25 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5812:58
Sunrise07:3013:30
Sunset16:4922:49
Evening civil twilight17:2123:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Jan-2026 22:11:08
Local (UTC-6)  22-Jan-2026 16:11:08
 
METAR
KRHI 
5nm N 		222159Z AUTO 29011G20KT 3SM -SN OVC027 M19/M24 A2998 RMK AO2 P0000 T11891244
KTKV 
14nm W 		222155Z 5SM SCT020 BKN033 OVC048 M18/M23 A3001 RMK AO2 T11771230 PWINO
TAF
KRHI 
5nm N 		221733Z 2218/2318 28011G22KT 6SM HZ BKN022 FM221900 29012G23KT 6SM -SN BKN020 FM222200 30012G23KT P6SM -SHSN BKN022 FM230100 30013G25KT P6SM -SHSN BKN022 FM230200 30009G20KT P6SM SCT015
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