Red Wing Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Red Wing
ServesRed Wing, Minnesota
LocationHager City, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL780 ft / 238 m
Coordinates44°35′22″N 092°29′06″W / 44.58944°N 92.48500°W / 44.58944; -92.48500
Websitewww.redwingairport.com
Map
RGK is located in Wisconsin
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Location of airport in Wisconsin
RGK is located in Minnesota
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RGK (Minnesota)
RGK is located in the United States
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RGK (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,010 1,527 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019)14,050
Based aircraft (2023)62

Red Wing Regional Airport (ICAO: KRGK, FAA LID: RGK) is a city-owned public-use airport located in Pierce County, Wisconsin, three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Red Wing, a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RGK by the FAA[2] but has no designation from the IATA.[3] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Red Wing Regional Airport covers an area of 534 acres (216 ha) at an elevation of 780 feet (238 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,010 by 100 feet (1,527 x 30 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2019, the airport had 14,050 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 93% general aviation, 5% military and 2% air taxi. In May 2023, there were 62 aircraft based at this airport: 36 single-engine, 5 multi-engine and 21 jet.[2]

Accidents and Incidents

On September 6, 2022, a Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair Super II impacted terrain off Highway 35 on airport property. Two people were killed.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Red Wing Regional Airport" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota DOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Form 5010 for RGK PDF, effective May 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ "KRGK - Red Wing, Minnesota - Red Wing Regional Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  4. ↑ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.


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