KBCK — Black River Falls Area Airport

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,601 ft. Max gradient: 0.28%

Designator	Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting	Gradient
08	080°	4,601 ft	75 ft	ASP	Yes	0.28%
26	260°	4,601 ft	75 ft	ASP	Yes	0.28%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

CTAF CTAF 122.900
CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 128.600
RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.500

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KBCK on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 27 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08 and 26; PAPI Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08 and 26; PAPI Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

pcl ctaf
Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08 and 26; PAPI Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Raw FAA text · service · operational

ACTVT REIL Rwy 08 and 26; PAPI Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26—CTAF
Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

Birds and wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)

·WISCONSIN 341 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
·JANESVILLE (L) (L) VORW/DME 114.3 JVL Chan 90 N42º33.48´ W89º06.32´ 118º 7.1 NM to fld. 932/3E.
·VOR unusable: 001º–089º 155º–175º byd 15 NM 282º–000º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ BIG DOCTOR N45º49.28´ W92º21.99´ NOTAM FILE GRB.
·NDB (MHW) 203 BXR at Burnett Co. 998/1W.
·BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (See WALWORTH on page 398) BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA (BCK)(KBCK) 3 S UTC–6(–5DT) N44º15.04´ W90º51.32´ 836 B NOTAM FILE GRB RWY 08–26: H4601X75 (ASPH) S–12 MIRL 0.3% up E RWY 08: REIL.
·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 27´.
·SS—SR MIRL Rwy 08–26 preset to low intst; incr intst—CTAF
·Unattended. 100LL fuel self svc fuel H24 with credit card.
·AIRPORT MANAGER: 920-960-1519
·AWOS–3PT 119.125 (715) 284–0007.
·CTAF 122.9 RCO 122.5 (GREEN BAY RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
·NODINE (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.9 ODI Chan 126 N43º54.74´ W91º28.05´ 051º 33.4 NM to fld. 1282/1E.
·BLACKHAWK AIRFIELD (See MADISON on page 363) BLOYER FLD (See TOMAH on page 396) BOSCOBEL (OVS)(KOVS) 2 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N43º09.65´ W90º40.44´ 673 B NOTAM FILE OVS RWY 07–25: H5000X75 (ASPH) S–12.5, D–30 MIRL RWY 07: REIL.
·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 38´.
·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
·RWY 02–20: H3658X58 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 02: Trees.
·S4 FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; PAPI Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; MIRL Rwy 02–20—CTAF.
·MIRL Rwy 07–25 preset on low ints, to increase ints and ACTIVATE—CTAF.
·Unatndd. 100LL 24 hr self service with credit card.
·Cold temperature airport.
·Altitude correction required at or below –30C.
·AIRPORT MANAGER: 608-852-5046
·ASOS 126.775 (608) 375–2712.
·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
·LONE ROCK (DH) DME 116.05 LNR Chan 107(Y) N43º17.66´ W90º07.99´ 252º 25.0 NM to fld. 1185.
·GREEN BAY GREEN BAY L–28G IAP CHICAGO H–5D, L–28G IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

EC · 331 Cycle 03SEP2026 · 3 airports on this page · 449 words

Live · NTSB prelim · last 30 days

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NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

Peak: 12,320 ops in 1995

2024 total

1,500

10-yr total

58,280

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 87% · Mil 7%

Events / million ops

34.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

Loss of control 1
Other 1

All time · n=3

Engine failure / power loss 1
Loss of control 1
Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev Event →

2017-11-27 Cessna 182 · Other · VMC · day None GAA18CA058 →

2017-10-08 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day None GAA18CA005 →

2009-07-31 Cessna 177RG · Engine failure · VMC · day Mino CEN09LA487 →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee	City	ST	Distance	Authorized for
George Bolon	Winona	MN	37 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Flight Instructor Examiner
Kurt Gross	Wisconsin Rapids	WI	45 nm	Commercial/Instrument Examiner (AMEL) · Sport Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASES)
Robert Tchop	Chetek	WI	72 nm	Sport Pilot Examiner
Renee Lynn Dubois	Merrill	WI	74 nm	Sport Pilot Flight Instructor Examiner · Sport Pilot Examiner (ASEL)
Sandra Lee Randall	Cumberland	WI	92 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (ASES)
Thomas Paul Burns	Stanton	MN	93 nm	Flight Instructor Examiner (Glider) · Competency Examiner (Glider) · Private Pilot Examiner (Glider)
Shane Robert Lehman	Clintonville	WI	93 nm	Commercial/Instrument Examiner (AMEL) · Flight Instructor Examiner · Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner
James Orlow Notstad	Madison	WI	93 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASES) · Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (AMEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (AMEL)
Andrew Wallace Ferguson	Oshkosh	WI	100 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (AMEL) · Type Rating Examiner — Douglas DC-3
Michael Ford	Oshkosh	WI	100 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor	City	ST	Distance	Ratings
Dale Robert Klevgard	Hixton	WI	11 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Patrick Dillon Gallagher	Blair	WI	20 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
David Allen Erickson	Whitehall	WI	22 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Randy Arthur Meyer	Neillsville	WI	22 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Steven Mark Mesner	Tomah	WI	22 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Douglas Jon Wick	West Salem	WI	23 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Michael Lavern Lun	West Salem	WI	23 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane
Richard Harry Niederkorn	Galesville	WI	24 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Christopher Jay Brown	Galesville	WI	24 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Jens Thomas Nash	Galesville	WI	24 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic	City	ST	Distance	Ratings
Charles Davis Malmo	Black River Falls	WI	3 nm	A · P
Alfred Marion Peterson	Black River Falls	WI	3 nm	A · P
Reed Allan Richardson	Black River Falls	WI	3 nm	A · P
Thomas Lloyd Lind	Hixton	WI	11 nm	A · P
David Alan Niesen	Alma Center	WI	12 nm	A · P
Gerald Corey Tougas	Fort Mccoy	WI	16 nm	A · P
Robert Michael Mattson	Ettrick	WI	18 nm	A · P
Roger William Niederkorn	Ettrick	WI	18 nm	A · P
Doyle Ray Fitzmaurice	Sparta	WI	19 nm	A · P
Brandy Lee Ender	Sparta	WI	19 nm	A · P

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop	Field	Distance	Specialty
Aviation Resources Cumberland, WI	UBE	89 nm	Specializing in Cirrus maintenance and performance; vibration analysis specialists
Top Flight Avionics Menomonie, WI	UBE	89 nm	—
Perceptive Avionics New Richmond, WI	RNH	90 nm	At Perceptive Avionics our experienced technicians provide expert guidance and support. We
JetGlow Aviation Oshkosh, WI	OSH	100 nm	JetGlow Aviation is a premium aircraft detailing and window-restoration company based at W
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc. Blaine, MN	ANE	114 nm	Twin Cities Aviation is your trusted aircraft maintenance provider in the upper Midwest. W
RC Avionics, Inc. Blaine, MN	ANE	114 nm	—
McCandless Avionics, LC Waverly, IA	C25	116 nm	—
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance Sheboygan Falls, WI	SBM	133 nm	Aircraft maintenance, inspection, repair, etc
Skycom Avionics, Inc. Waukesha, WI	UES	135 nm	—
Avionics Place, Inc Rockford, IL	RFD	145 nm	—

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.

KBCK · Black River Falls Area Airport