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Location

Latitude: 
 45-33-01.0000N (45.550278)
Longitude: 
 089-29-16.0000W (-89.487778)
Elevation: 
 1525.0 feet MSL (465 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.2 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. SW of Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Found On: 
 Green Bay Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
DENNIS J. DALKA
W1254 COUNTY A
RHINELANDER, WI 54501
715-362-4732		 DENNIS J. DALKA
W1254 COUNTY A
RHINELANDER, WI 54501
715-362-4732

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 11/2002
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2525 feet (770 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Green Bay(GRB)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near WS78

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    4.9 Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport
    (RHI KRHI RHI)    		 10 13 100LL, Jet A
    23.1 Merrill Municipal Airport
    (RRL KRRL RRL)    		 204 207 100LL, Jet A+
    24.7 Eagle River Union Airport
    (EGV KEGV EGV)    		 21 24 100LL, Jet A+
    24.8 Lakeland/Noble F Lee Meml Field Airport
    (ARV KARV ARV)    		 335 338 100LL, Jet A-1+
    28.6 Langlade County Airport
    (KAIG AIG)    		 146 149 100LL, Jet A
    37.9 Wausau Downtown Airport
    (AUW KAUW AUW)    		 188 191 100LL, Jet A+, MOGAS
    38.0 Manitowish Waters Airport
    (D25)    		 334 337 100LL
    38.0 Kings Land O' Lakes Airport
    (KLNL LNL)    		 17 21 100LL, MOGAS
    39.5 Price County Airport
    (KPBH PBH)    		 284 286 100LL, Jet A+, UL91
    43.6 Taylor County Airport
    (MDF KMDZ MDZ)    		 232 235 100LL, Jet A+
    47.0 Central Wisconsin Airport
    (CWA KCWA CWA)    		 189 192 100LL, Jet A
    59.8 Ford Airport
    (IMT KIMT IMT)    		 73 77 100LL, Jet A
    60.3 Shawano Municipal Airport
    (KEZS EZS)    		 139 143 100LL
    60.3 Stevens Point Municipal Airport
    (STE KSTE STE)    		 181 184 100LL, Jet A+
    62.3 Marshfield Municipal Airport
    (MFI KMFI MFI)    		 208 211 100LL, Jet A+
    63.7 Rusk County Airport
    (KRCX RCX)    		 267 269 100LL, Jet A
    64.5 Gogebic/Iron County Airport
    (IWD KIWD IWD)    		 335 338 100LL, Jet A
    64.7 Clintonville Municipal Airport
    (CLI KCLI CLI)    		 150 154 100LL, Jet A+
    72.9 Alexander Field South Wood County Airport
    (ISW KISW ISW)    		 191 194 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    73.7 Neillsville Municipal Airport
    (KVIQ VIQ)    		 216 218 100LL, Mogas

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
    A13 CELL: 715-490-9320
    E111 PRVDD CLEAR 20:1 APCHS, CLEAR OBSTACLE FREE ZONE, AND CLEAR RUNWAY SAFETY AREA.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 02/20
    Longest Runway: 02/20 is 1610 ft (491 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    WS78 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 02/20  1610 ft x 120 ft (491 m x 37 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 08/07/2001
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 02

    Runway 20
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 20 30
    Distance from End: 
    		 60 20
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 288 440

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Mogas
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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