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Door County Cherryland Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

2/20
  
4,599

Code
  
SUE

Phone
  
+1 920-743-3636

Elevation AMSL
  
724 ft / 221 m

4,599
  
1,402

Elevation
  
221 m

Door County Cherryland Airport

Website
  
map.co.door.wi.us/airport/

Address
  
3538 Park Dr, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235, USA

Similar
  
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Door County Cherryland Airport (IATA: SUE, ICAO: KSUE, FAA LID: SUE) is a county owned public use airport in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.

Contents

Door County Cherryland Airport is home to the Door County Civil Air Patrol Senior Squadron (WI-197). The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 630, Peninsula Flyers, is also based at the airfield.

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Facilities and aircraft

Door County Cherryland Airport covers an area of 436 acres (176 ha) at an elevation of 724 feet (221 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 2/20 is 4,599 by 75 feet (1,402 x 23 m) and 10/28 is 3,199 by 75 feet (975 x 23 m), all having approved GPS approaches.

For the 12-month period ending May 29, 2015, the airport had 23,150 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 1% military. In March 2017, there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 29 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 2 jet and 3 ultralight.

Incidents

On April 2, 2012, an 81-year-old pilot was flying with his wife when he lost consciousness and ultimately died in mid-air. His 80-year-old wife took over the controls of the plane and successfully landed it at Door County Cherryland Airport. Her husband was pronounced dead on scene.

References

Door County Cherryland Airport Wikipedia