FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
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 |
| 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (197KB) |
| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by V. Eric Jensen, Shell Lake, WI
Photo taken 27-Aug-2003
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Times for 08-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:37 | | 13:37 |
| Sunset | | 16:22 | | 22:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:57 | | 22:57 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Dec-2025 17:49:49 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Dec-2025 11:49:49 |
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| METAR |
KUBE 14nm S | 081735Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM BKN022 OVC032 M10/M14 A3017 RMK AO2
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KRPD 18nm SE | 081735Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM OVC039 M11/M17 A3021 RMK AO2 T11061168 TSNO
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KRZN 19nm W | 081735Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM OVC021 M10/M17 A3019 RMK AO2 T11051167
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KHYR 26nm NE | 081653Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN038 OVC048 M12/M17 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP257 T11221167 $
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| TAF |
KHYR 26nm NE | 081136Z 0812/0912 15006KT P6SM BKN080 FM081800 18010G18KT P6SM BKN025 OVC040 FM090200 17012G22KT 3SM -SN BR OVC012 PROB30 0903/0905 1SM -SN BR OVC005 FM090500 19010G20KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008 FM090900 23010G20KT 6SM -SN BR OVC008
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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