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Richard I. Bong Airport

Coordinates: 46°41′23″N 092°05′41″W / 46.68972°N 92.09472°W / 46.68972; -92.09472
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Richard I. Bong Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Superior
ServesSuperior, Wisconsin
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL674 ft / 205 m
Coordinates46°41′23″N 092°05′41″W / 46.68972°N 92.09472°W / 46.68972; -92.09472
Public transit accessBus transport DTA
Map
SUW is located in Wisconsin
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Location of airport in Wisconsin
SUW is located in the United States
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SUW (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 5,100 1,554 Asphalt
14/32 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2022)19,250
Based aircraft (2024)46

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 2025–2029, 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

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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.[1]

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 August 2024, there were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 38 single-engine and 8 multi-engine.[1]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SUW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport". City of Superior. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
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