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WI18

Gateway Airport
Bloomer, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	WI18
Lat/Long:	45-07-59.8610N 091-27-00.5730W 45-07.997683N 091-27.009550W 45.1332947,-91.4501592 (estimated)
Elevation:	1021 ft. / 311.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of BLOOMER, WI
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	54724

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1963
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at Y23 (13 nm NW):	119.05 (715-924-1836)
WX ASOS at EAU (16 nm S):	126.025 (715-832-7990)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EAUr001/14.2		EAU CLAIRE VORTAC		113.65		04E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2100 x 100 ft. / 640 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	4 ft. fence, 65 ft. left of centerline 9' TREE 70' RIGHT OF EXTNDD CNTRLN.	8 ft. crops, 65 ft. right of centerline 7' CROPS RIGHT AND LEFT OF EXTNDD CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DON ZANK 19251 STATE HWY 40 BLOOMER, WI 54724 Phone 715-568-2244 CELL: 715-371-2244
Manager:	DON ZANK 19251 STATE HWY 40 BLOOMER, WI 54724 Phone 715-568-2244

Additional Remarks

-	RWY SOFT IN SPRING FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THAW.
-	TWR 1579'MSL/499'AGL/1.5 NM SW OF ARPT.
-	ARPT NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WI18.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

Y23 - Chetek Municipal/Southworth Airport (13 nm NW)
KEAU - Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (16 nm S)
KRPD - Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field (22 nm NW)
KLUM - Menomonie Municipal Airport-Score Field (23 nm SW)
3T3 - Boyceville Municipal Airport (25 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:32	10:32
Sunrise	06:03	11:03
Sunset	20:04	01:04
Evening civil twilight	20:36	01:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Apr-2026 06:49:13
Local (UTC-5)	26-Apr-2026 01:49:13

METAR

KY23 13nm NW	260635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 SCT085 BKN110 11/06 A3002 RMK AO2 T01100063
KEAU 16nm S	260556Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01000067 10161 20094 401780022 55002
KLUM 23nm SW	260635Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM SCT085 SCT110 11/08 A3001 RMK AO2 T01130080 PWINO
KRPD 23nm NW	260635Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM OVC110 10/06 A3003 RMK AO2 T01000060

TAF

KEAU
16nm S

260520Z 2606/2706 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM261500 12007KT P6SM SCT070 OVC100

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