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WN98

Northern Trails Aviation Airport
Birchwood, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	WN98
Lat/Long:	45-39-34.0000N 091-31-21.0000W 45-39.566667N 091-31.350000W 45.6594444,-91.5225000 (estimated)
Elevation:	1272 ft. / 388 m (estimated)
Variation:	00E (2000)
From city:	2 miles E of BIRCHWOOD, WI
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	54817

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/2002
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at RPD (18 nm SW):

120.525 (715-458-4481)

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BIG DOCTOR		106/36.6		203		01W		BXR	-... -..- .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:

2800 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m

Surface:

turf

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

/2002

RUNWAY 9

RUNWAY 27

Traffic pattern:

left

Obstructions:

50 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	THOM RUTHERFORD 3160 N. RUTHERFORD LN BIRCHWOOD, WI 54817 Phone 715-296-4018
Manager:	THOM RUTHERFORD 3160 N. RUTHERFORD LN BIRCHWOOD, WI 54817 Phone 715-296-4018

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
-	PPR FOR LNDG.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WN98.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSSQ - Shell Lake Municipal Airport (17 nm W)
KRPD - Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field (18 nm SW)
KUBE - Cumberland Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)
Y23 - Chetek Municipal/Southworth Airport (22 nm S)
KHYR - Sawyer County Airport (22 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:10	11:10
Sunrise	06:40	11:40
Sunset	19:25	00:25
Evening civil twilight	19:55	00:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Sep-2026 22:31:06
Local (UTC-5)	11-Sep-2026 17:31:06

METAR

KRPD 14nm SW	112215Z AUTO 17012KT 7SM CLR 27/14 A2976 RMK AO2 T02740144
KUBE 21nm SW	112215Z AUTO 17012G19KT 10SM CLR 30/16 A2974 RMK AO2
KHYR 22nm N	112153Z AUTO 19016G24KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 17026/2057 SLP067 T02670122
KY23 22nm S	112215Z AUTO 17007G16KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A2976 RMK AO2 T02790143
KRCX 24nm SE	112215Z AUTO 17013G16KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A2980 RMK AO2 T02580131

TAF

KHYR
22nm N

111721Z 1118/1218 19013G23KT P6SM FEW050 SCT220 FM120400 19011G23KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN080 FM120700 18009KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM121000 22007KT P6SM BKN027 FM121500 31008G16KT P6SM SCT040

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