FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
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): | 119.275 (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 good 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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (228KB) |
| 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
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Jul-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:48 | | 09:48 |
| Sunrise | | 05:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunset | | 21:01 | | 02:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:40 | | 02:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Jul-2025 02:42:40 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Jul-2025 21:42:40 |
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| METAR |
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KDYT
3nm NE | 110215Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A2986 RMK AO2
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KDLH
11nm NW | 110155Z 13007KT 10SM FEW070 FEW120 17/14 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01720139 $
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KCOQ
17nm W | 110215Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2985 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KSUW
17nm S | 110215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A2987 RMK AO2 T01520137
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KDLH
11nm NW | 101732Z 1018/1118 15007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM110800 VRB04KT 2SM BR VCSH BKN012 FM111600 19006KT P6SM BKN060
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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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