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7WI2 Higgins Airport
Rio, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 24-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3010:30
Sunrise06:0111:01
Sunset19:4900:49
Evening civil twilight20:2001:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Apr-2026 12:37:20
Local (UTC-5)  24-Apr-2026 07:37:20
 
METAR
KMSN 
20nm S 		241157Z 10SM BKN008 OVC100 14/14 A2963 RMK AO2 T01440139
KUNU 
21nm E 		241212Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM OVC007 14/12 A2962 RMK AO2 T01440115 TSNO
KC29 
25nm SW 		241215Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM OVC007 15/14 A2966 RMK AO1 T01510135
KDLL 
26nm W 		241215Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM SCT017 14/13 A2965 RMK AO2 T01370131
KC35 
35nm W 		241215Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM BKN012 BKN018 14/14 A2964 RMK AO2 T01430137 PWINO
KFLD 
36nm NE 		241153Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM BKN014 16/14 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP020 60006 70006 T01560144 10217 20139 53001
KY50 
36nm N 		241156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP019 60010 7//// T01390133 10172 20139 53015
TAF
KMSN 
20nm S 		241144Z 2412/2512 26008KT P6SM FEW007 BKN110 TEMPO 2412/2414 6SM -SHRA OVC009 FM241400 28008KT P6SM BKN015 FM241700 31010KT P6SM SCT050 FM250000 32006KT P6SM SKC
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