Richard I Bong Airport (KSUW), Wisconsin
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Richard I Bong Airport (KSUW) serves Superior, Wisconsin, with two paved runways, the longer at 5,100 feet, supporting business aviation traffic on an uncontrolled field. Fuel is available around the clock with a credit card, covering both 100LL and Jet A, and the field maintains published attendance hours from 0800 to dusk daily. Customs clearance is not handled onsite; the nearest customs airport is KDYT, about 2.84 nm away. Dispatchers routing through the region will find KSUW sits close to Duluth International, roughly 10 nm to the northwest.
Runways
Richard I Bong Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 04/22, is 5,100 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Richard I Bong Airport has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Richard I Bong Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Sky Harbor (KDYT), 3 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Richard I Bong Airport recorded 364 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KSUW builds through summer and peaks in July before tapering off through the fall and winter months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 61 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Richard I Bong Airport averages 1.8 days above 90°F in July, 30.7 freeze days in January and 4.3 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 76.1°F, and January the coldest, at 22.5°F.
Weather station is 2.4 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Richard I Bong Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Duluth Approach.
REILs for runways 04, 14, and 32 are pilot-activated via CTAF. MIRL for runways 04/22 and 14/32 is preset to low intensity from sunset to sunrise; use CTAF to increase intensity and activate.
Deer are present on and around the airport.
Fuel is available 24 hours with a credit card.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Richard I Bong Airport has five airfields within 46 NM. The closest is Duluth International (KDLH), 10.01 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KSUW
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$1,200.00 catering order at KSUW.
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It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KSUW?
KSUW, Richard I Bong Airport, has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 04/22 is the longer at 5,100 feet, with a width of 75 feet. Runway 14/32 measures 4,001 feet, also 75 feet wide. Both surfaces support the airport's business aviation traffic.
Is fuel available at KSUW at any hour?
Fuel is available 24 hours at KSUW using a credit card, according to the airport's published remarks. The field offers both 100LL and Jet A grades. There is no attendant requirement tied to the fuel access outside the published attendance schedule of 0800 to dusk. Pilots should plan for self-service card access outside those hours.
Does KSUW have customs clearance onsite?
Customs is not available onsite at KSUW, Richard I Bong Airport. The nearest customs facility is KDYT, located approximately 2.84 nm away. Aircraft requiring customs clearance should plan to route through that airport instead. Coordination for clearance at KSUW itself should go through Duluth Approach, per local remarks.
When is business aviation traffic busiest at Richard I Bong Airport?
Business aviation activity at Richard I Bong Airport (KSUW) rises through the spring and peaks in July at 61 operations, based on FAA TFMSC data for 2025. Traffic drops sharply by November to 15 operations. Dispatchers scheduling flights into KSUW during summer months should expect the highest volume of the year at that time.