Airport type Public Website www.fly-rhi.org 6,799 2,072 Elevation 495 m | Elevation AMSL 1,624 ft / 495 m 9/27 6,799 Code RHI Phone +1 715-365-3416 | |
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Address 3375 Airport Rd, Rhinelander, WI 54501, USA | ||
Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (IATA: RHI, ICAO: KRHI, FAA LID: RHI) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Rhinelander, a city in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The airport is owned by the city and county. It is primarily used for general aviation and is also served by one commercial airline.
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 26,193 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 26,729 enplanements in 2009, and 25,137 in 2010. 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 non-hub primary commercial service facility.
Facilities and aircraft
Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport covers an area of 1,259 acres (509 ha) at an elevation of 1,624 feet (495 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 6,799 by 150 feet (2,072 x 46 m) concrete runway with approved ILS, GPS, and VOR/DME approaches, and 15/33 is 5,201 by 100 feet (1,585 x 30 m) asphalt runway with approved GPS approaches. In addition, the Rhinelander VORTAC (RHI) navigational facility is located at the field.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 24,860 aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day: 88% general aviation, 6% scheduled commercial and 6% air taxi. In March 2017, there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 2 jet and 1 helicopter. Both based and transient general aviation aircraft are supported by the fixed-base operator (FBO) Rhinelander Flying Service.
The Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport enhances regional air travel safety by maintaining an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) 'Index A' trained team and related equipment.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
The airport is part of the federal government Essential Air Service program. In 2012, Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines bid for and then won the EAS contract on January 3, 2013. The airline currently receives $1,714,307 in federal subsidies per year operating (50) seat CRJ-200 jet aircraft through Jan 31, 2019.
Cargo operations
In 2017, aircraft flight tracking shows CSA Air operating Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft, Freight Runners Express flying both their Beechcraft Model 99 and Beechcraft 1900 aircraft and Pro Aire Cargo also flying the Model 99 type for Rhinelander cargo operations.
Popular culture
John Heisman, college football's Heisman Trophy namesake, is buried in Rhinelander, which is his wife's hometown. A wooden statue honors Mr. Heisman and is located just inside the Rhinelander-Oneida County airport.
A short scene in the movie Cedar Rapids is set at the airport. However, despite the sign indicating Rhinelander airport in the film, the airport shown is not really the Rhinelander-Oneida County airport. This can be seen by comparing the film shots with photos of the Rhinelander-Oneida County airport facility.