Richard I. Bong Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Superior | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Superior, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 674 ft / 205 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°41′23″N 092°05′41″W / 46.68972°N 92.09472°W | ||||||||||||||
| Public transit access |  DTA | ||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for SUW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport". City of Superior. Retrieved July 23, 2012.