Richard I. Bong Airport
Encyclopedia
Richard I. Bong Airport is a public airport
located in Superior, Wisconsin
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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in Superior, Wisconsin
Superior, Wisconsin
Superior is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 26,960 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highways 2 and 53, it is north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior.Superior is at the western...
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Facilities
- Runway 3/21 5,100 x 75 ft. (1,554 x 23 m), asphalt
- Runway 13/31 4,000 x 75 ft. (1,219 x 23 m), asphalt
- BONG (SUW) non-directional beaconNon-directional beaconA non-directional beacon is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as low frequency radio range, VHF...
, 260 kHz, is located on field. - Twin Ports Flying Service is the fixed base operatorFixed base operatorA Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
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