Airports / Wisconsin / SUW
Richard I Bong Memorial Airport
KSUW / SUWSuperior, WisconsinELEV 674 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#14 / 44
Wisconsin airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 23 Google ratings — ranked against 44 rated WI fields.
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Duluth International Airport (DLH) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Richard I Bong Memorial Airport (KSUW / SUW) is a general aviation field serving Superior, Wisconsin. The field lies at an elevation of 674 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
SUW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Duluth International Airport (DLH, 10 nm), Sawyer County Airport (HYR, 48 nm), and Range Regional Airport (HIB, 52 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SUW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SUW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KSUW
IATA
SUW
FAA / Local
SUW
Elevation
674 ft
Coordinates
46.6886° N · 92.0950° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs WI fields
state range 651–1,642 ft
At 674 ft, SUW sits lower than 89% of the 44 Wisconsin fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmDLHDuluth International AirportDuluth
- 48nmHYRSawyer County AirportHayward
- 52nmHIBRange Regional AirportHibbing
- 69nmLYUEly Municipal AirportEly
- 82nmIWDGogebic Iron County AirportIronwood
- 86nmBRDBrainerd Lakes Regional AirportBrainerd
Location
Open the full mapKSUW · Richard I Bong Memorial Airport · Superior, WI
From the ramp
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