Richard I. Bong Airport Explained

Richard I. Bong Airport
Iata:SUW
Icao:KSUW
Faa:SUW
Type:Public
Owner:City of Superior
City-Served:Superior, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:674
Coordinates:46.6897°N -92.0947°W
Publictransit: DTA
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:SUW
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:4/22
R1-Length-F:5,100
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:14/32
R2-Length-F:4,001
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2022)
Stat1-Data:19,250
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:46
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Richard I. Bong Airport 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. 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: the primary runway 4/22 is 5,100 by 75 feet (1,554 x 23 m) and the crosswind runway 14/32 is 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m), all with approved GPS approaches.

For the 12-month period ending August 24, 2022, 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 June 2024, there were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 38 single-engine and 8 multi-engine.

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

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective June 13, 2024.
  2. Web site: NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A . . October 12, 2018 . October 3, 2018.
  3. Web site: Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport . City of Superior . July 23, 2012 .