Rusk County Airport (Wisconsin)

Rusk County Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KRCX – FAA LID: RCX
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Rusk County
Serves Ladysmith, Wisconsin
Location Tony, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL 1,238 ft / 377 m
Coordinates 45°29′49″N 091°00′02″W / 45.49694°N 91.00056°W / 45.49694; -91.00056
Website RuskCounty.org/...
Map
RCX
RCX

Location of airport in Wisconsin/United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
1/19 3,199 975 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2014) 8,070
Based aircraft (2016) 20

Rusk County Airport (ICAO: KRCX, FAA LID: RCX) is a county owned public use airport in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located four nautical miles (7 km) northeast of the central business district of Ladysmith, Wisconsin. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned RCX by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Rusk County Airport covers an area of 240 acres (97 ha) at an elevation of 1,238 feet (377 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 14/32 is 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m) and 1/19 is 3,199 by 75 feet (975 x 23 m). [1] The Rusk County NDB navaid, (RCX) frequency 356 kHz, is located on the field. [4]

For the 12-month period ending August 26, 2014, the airport had 8,070 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 90% general aviation, 10% air taxi and <1% military. In November 2016, there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 19 single-engine and 1 ultralight. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for RCX (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective Nov 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rusk County Airport (FAA: RCX, IATA: none, ICAO: KRCX)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.airnav.com/airports/rcx


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