Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 674 ft / 205 m 5,100 1,554 Code SUW Phone +1 715-394-0282 | 4/22 5,100 1,554 Asphalt Elevation 205 m Serves Superior | |
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Address 4804 Hammond Ave, Superior, WI 54880, USA Similar RICHARD I BONG VETERA, Sky Harbor Regional Airport, Duluth Internatio Airport, Superior Flying Service | ||
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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. 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.
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Also known as Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport, 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.
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 <1% military. In March 2017, there were 63 aircraft based at this airport: 52 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, 1 helicopter, 1 glider and 3 ultralights.
The BONG (SUW) non-directional beacon, 260 kHz, is located on field.