Richard I. Bong Airport

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 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

Richard I. Bong Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Superior
ServesSuperior, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL674 ft / 205 m
Coordinates46°41′23″N 092°05′41″W
Map
SUW
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
SUW
SUW (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 5,100 1,554 Asphalt
14/32 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016)19,250
Based aircraft (2018)58

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 571 acres (231 ha) at an elevation of 674 feet (206 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 September 29, 2016, 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 November 2018, there were 64 aircraft based at this airport: 53 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 1 glider and 3 ultralights.[1]

The BONG (SUW) non-directional beacon, 260 kHz, is located on field.

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for SUW (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 8, 2018.
  2. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. "Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport". City of Superior. Retrieved July 23, 2012.


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