FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (195KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (199KB) |
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 08-Jun-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:42 | | 09:42 |
Sunrise | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
Sunset | | 20:54 | | 01:54 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:32 | | 02:32 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jun-2025 19:16:27 |
Local (UTC-5) | 08-Jun-2025 14:16:27 |
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METAR |
KUBE 14nm S | 081835Z AUTO 25011KT 10SM SCT060 BKN070 OVC080 19/07 A2961 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND E
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KRPD 18nm SE | 081855Z AUTO 25010G16KT 10SM SCT060 BKN075 OVC090 20/06 A2962 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T01970062
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KRZN 19nm W | 081835Z AUTO 25017G26KT 10SM SCT055 SCT065 SCT080 20/06 A2959 RMK AO2 T01960056
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KHYR 26nm NE | 081853Z AUTO 21015G21KT 7SM SCT080 19/08 A2958 RMK AO2 SLP013 T01940078
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TAF |
KHYR 26nm NE | 081740Z 0818/0918 21013G20KT 6SM HZ SCT040 FM082000 24011G19KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB FM090600 23005KT 5SM -SHRA OVC015 FM090900 26004KT 5SM -SHRA OVC007 FM091500 25003KT P6SM OVC015
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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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