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7WI2 Higgins Airport
Rio, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 7WI2
Lat/Long: 43-26-34.9510N 089-10-41.4110W
43-26.582517N 089-10.690183W
43.4430419,-89.1781697
(estimated)
Elevation: 965 ft. / 294 m (estimated)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 3 miles E of RIO, WI
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 53960

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1989
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at MSN (19 nm S): PHONE 608-410-1285

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MSNr019/19.2MADISON VORTAC108.6003E
DLLr101/26.3DELLS VORTAC117.0003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROCK RIVER310/25.537101WRYV .-. -.-- ...-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2800 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 400 ft.
18/36 DSPLCD THRS MKD WITH BLACK & YELLOW 55 GALLON DRUMS.		400 ft.
Obstructions: none20 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FRANK HIGGINS
W-3507 CTY. HY. B
RIO, WI 53960
Phone 920-992-3359
Manager: FRANK & NANCY HIGGINS
W-3507 CTY. HY. B
RIO, WI 53960
Phone 920-992-3359
AMGR LIVES AT ARPT.

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7WI2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C47 - Portage Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
KMSN - Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (19 nm S)
87Y - Blackhawk Airfield (20 nm S)
KUNU - Dodge County Airport (21 nm E)
C29 - Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field (25 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2912:29
Sunrise06:5912:59
Sunset17:2323:23
Evening civil twilight17:5323:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2026 10:30:31
Local (UTC-6)  13-Feb-2026 04:30:31
 
METAR
KMSN 
20nm S 		130953Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M05/M06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP226 T10501061 $
KUNU 
21nm E 		131015Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR M06/M06 A3018 RMK AO2 T10561064 TSNO
KC29 
25nm SW 		131015Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR M03/M05 A3016 RMK AO1 T10351053
KRYV 
26nm SE 		131015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M09/M10 A3017 RMK AO2 T10871097
KDLL 
26nm W 		131015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M08 A3014 RMK AO2 T10531077
KC35 
35nm W 		131015Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM M01/M05 A3014 RMK AO2 T10151054 PWINO
KFLD 
36nm NE 		130953Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP225 T10561072
KY50 
36nm N 		130956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M11/M13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP224 T11111128 FZRANO $
TAF
KMSN 
20nm S 		130520Z 1306/1406 17005KT P6SM SKC FM131400 23007KT P6SM FEW250 FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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