FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SUW |
| Lat/Long: | 46-41-22.8627N 092-05-40.7111W
46-41.381045N 092-05.678518W
46.6896841,-92.0946420
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 674.4 ft. / 205.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2015) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of SUPERIOR, WI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 54880 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1937 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SUW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 04, 14, & 32 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 04/22 & RWY 14/32 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.35 (715-394-0283) |
| DULUTH APPROACH: | 125.45 |
| DULUTH DEPARTURE: | 125.45 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DYT (2.8 nm NE): | 120.025 (218-720-4886) |
| WX ASOS at DLH (10 nm NW): | PHONE 218-208-0194 |
| WX AWOS-3 at COQ (17 nm W): | 118.525 (218-879-0783) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DLHr142/8.1 | | DULUTH VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PYKLA | | 131/14.2 | | 379 | | 00E | | DL | -.. .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5100 x 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 46-41.349367N | | 46-42.020610N |
| Longitude: | 092-06.017890W | | 092-05.286568W |
| Elevation: | 670.3 ft. | | 659.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 037 true | | 218 magnetic, 217 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 46-41.246130N | | 46-40.740903N |
| Longitude: | 092-06.018493W | | 092-05.405583W |
| Elevation: | 672.1 ft. | | 672.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 140 true | | 321 magnetic, 320 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SUPERIOR
1316 N. 14TH ST
SUPERIOR, WI 54880
Phone 715-395-7200 |
| Manager: | CALVIN KRAMP
4804 HAMMOND AVE
SUPERIOR, WI 54880
Phone 715-394-0282 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & VICINITY OF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC DULUTH APCH AT 218-740-5950. |
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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (217KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (270KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDYT - Sky Harbor Airport (3 nm NE)
KDLH - Duluth International Airport (10 nm NW)
KCOQ - Cloquet/Carlton County Airport (17 nm W)
KOLG - Solon Springs Municipal Airport (25 nm SE)
KTWM - Richard B Helgeson Airport (26 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Robinson
www.wemakepilots.com
Photo taken 13-Jul-2020
looking southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Richard I Bong Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Nov-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunset | | 16:48 | | 22:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 23:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Nov-2026 19:40:30 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 04-Nov-2026 13:40:30 |
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| METAR |
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KDYT
3nm NE | 041915Z AUTO VRB05KT 9SM OVC003 11/11 A2946 RMK AO2
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KDLH
11nm NW | 041920Z 36007KT 1 1/2SM -DZ BR OVC005 12/11 A2947 RMK AO2 P0000 T01170111 $
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KCOQ
17nm W | 041915Z AUTO 01006KT 1 3/4SM BR BKN004 OVC012 12/12 A2946 RMK AO2
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KSUW
17nm S | 041915Z AUTO 04006KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 11/10 A2948 RMK AO2 T01050101
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KDLH
11nm NW | 041739Z 0418/0518 07010KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005 TEMPO 0418/0421 1/4SM -DZ FG OVC002 FM042100 03009G17KT 2SM -RA BR OVC006 FM050600 36013G22KT 5SM -RA OVC006 FM051500 35015G25KT P6SM FEW006 OVC010
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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