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Richard I Bong Memorial Airport (KSUW) serves Superior, Wisconsin, with two hard-surfaced, lit runways suitable for general aviation traffic. It sits close to the Duluth terminal area and offers straightforward VFR access with a UNICOM-advised traffic pattern.
Richard I Bong Memorial Airport is a small general aviation aerodrome serving Superior, Wisconsin. It carries the name of the airport itself as its formal title, and today functions as a general aviation field with local flying clubs and a based aviation heritage organisation, making it a point of interest for visiting pilots as well as a practical fuel and training stop.
The airfield lies in the Superior area of northern Wisconsin, close to the Duluth terminal area across the state line in Minnesota. Duluth Approach/Departure provides the relevant terminal radar service to traffic in the vicinity on 125.45 MHz.
Bong Memorial has two paved, lit runway pairs. Runway 04/22 is 5,013 feet long with a hard surface, and Runway 14/32 is 3,975 feet long, also hard-surfaced. There is no ILS approach at the field.
Pilots should use UNICOM 122.7 MHz as the CTAF/UNICOM frequency for local traffic advisories. The AWOS-3 automated weather observation broadcasts on 118.875 MHz. Clearance delivery is available on 124.8 MHz, and Duluth Approach/Departure can be contacted on 125.45 MHz for arrivals and departures requiring terminal services.
The airport is home to the Lake Superior Commemorative Airforce, a nonprofit organisation based on the field, and hosts an annual open house that has included airplane rides, tours of an on-site museum, historical memorabilia, and static displays of several World War II-era aircraft alongside general aviation types.