FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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 |
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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 03-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
Sunset | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 03-Apr-2025 08:24:47 |
Local (UTC-5) | 03-Apr-2025 03:24:47 |
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METAR |
KUBE 14nm S | 030755Z AUTO 25010KT 5SM BR OVC011 01/00 A2948 RMK AO2
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KRPD 18nm SE | 030755Z AUTO 25011G14KT 10SM -RA OVC012 01/00 A2950 RMK AO2 T00121005
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KRZN 19nm W | 030755Z AUTO 26010G14KT 7SM BKN011 OVC014 00/00 A2949 RMK AO2 T00030000
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KHYR 26nm NE | 030753Z AUTO 24007G16KT 3SM -SN BR BKN007 OVC015 00/M01 A2943 RMK AO2 CIG 006V011 SLP980 P0000 T00001006
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TAF |
KHYR 26nm NE | 030523Z 0306/0406 24010G20KT P6SM OVC010 TEMPO 0306/0310 1 1/2SM -SN OVC003 FM031000 26011G23KT 3SM -SN OVC005 FM031100 27010G23KT P6SM OVC005 FM031300 28010G22KT P6SM OVC010 FM040500 VRB02KT P6SM SCT035
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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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