Richard I. Bong Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Superior | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Superior, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 674 ft / 205 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°41′23″N 092°05′41″W / 46.68972°N 92.09472°WCoordinates: 46°41′23″N 092°05′41″W / 46.68972°N 92.09472°W | ||||||||||||||
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Richard I. Bong Airport (IATA: SUW, ICAO: KSUW, FAA LID: SUW) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Superior, a city in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]
Also known as Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport,[3] it is named after World War II fighter pilot Richard I. Bong, the highest scoring U.S. fighter ace in history.
Facilities and aircraft[]
Richard I. Bong Airport covers an area of 654 acres (265 ha) at an elevation of 674 feet (205 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 5,100 by 75 feet (1,554 x 23 m) and 14/32 is 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m), all with approved GPS approaches.[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 14, 2019, the airport had 19,250 aircraft operations, an average of 53 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi and less than 1% military. In February 2022, there were 52 aircraft based at this airport: 44 single-engine and 8 multi-engine.[1]
The BONG (SUW) non-directional beacon, 260 kHz, is located on field.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SUW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective February 24, 2022.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport". City of Superior. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
External links[]
- Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport at City of Superior website
- "Aerial photo / diagram" (PDF). at Wisconsin DOT airport directory
- Superior Flying Services, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SUW, effective February 24, 2022
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SUW
- AirNav airport information for KSUW
- ASN accident history for SUW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- Airports in Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures in Douglas County, Wisconsin
- Superior, Wisconsin