# Richard I Bong Memorial Airport (SUW / KSUW)

**Richard I Bong Memorial Airport** (IATA: SUW, ICAO: KSUW) is a small airport in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. It opened in Oct 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,100 ft (1,555 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksuw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SUW / KSUW
- FAA: SUW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Superior, Wisconsin, United States
- Opened: Oct 1937
- Elevation: 674 ft / 206 m
- Coordinates: 46.6886, -92.0950
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,100 ft / 1,555 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.ci.superior.wi.us/index.aspx?NID=231
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I._Bong_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7326645
- Weather station: KSUW
- Ident: KSUW

## Timeline

- Oct 1937: Richard I Bong Memorial Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 5,100 ft / 1,555 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 037° / 217° | yes |
| 14/32 | 4,001 ft / 1,220 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 140° / 320° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,100 ft / 1,555 m | =6,125 of 29,858 | =2,051 in North America | =1,664 in US |
| Elevation | 674 ft / 206 m | #23,917 of 43,403 | #11,441 in North America | #9,492 in US |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | DULUTH APP/DEP | 125.450 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.875 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.800 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.700 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksuw/data