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KIWD · Gogebic Iron County Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KIWD FAA IWD Elev 1,230 ft Lat 46° 31.52' N Lon 90° 7.89' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,502 ft. Max gradient: 0.11%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 90.2° 6,502 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.11%
27 270.2° 6,502 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.11%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 125.175
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 133.550
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 25 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 MALSR Rwy 27; REIL Rwy 09; PAPI Rwy 09; HIRL Rwy 09–27. 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 MALSR Rwy 27; REIL Rwy 09; PAPI Rwy 09; HIRL Rwy 09–27. 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 (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 27; REIL Rwy 09; PAPI Rwy 09; HIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 27; REIL Rwy 09; PAPI Rwy 09; HIRL Rwy 09–27—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

    wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1100–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·MICHIGAN 207 IRONWOOD GOGEBIC/IRON CO (IWD)(KIWD) 7 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N46º31.65´ W90º07.88´ 1230 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE IWD MON Airport RWY 09–27: H6502X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–85, D–150, 2D–280 PCR 110 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 09: TORA–6501 TODA–6501 ASDA–6501 LDA–6501 RWY 27: TORA–6501 TODA–6501 ASDA–6501 LDA–6501
  • ·Sfc conds unmon 0300–1100Z‡.
  • ·Be alert for PAEW drg snow removal.
  • ·Arpt signs may be snow covd drg winter months.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction rqrd at or below –26C.
  • ·Arpt clsd to unsked acr ops gtr than 30 pax seats exc 48 hr PPR call amgr.
  • ·ARFF psnl mnt CTAF drg all skedd acr ops.
  • ·Lndg fee: waived with fuel purchase.
  • ·Arpt psnl mnt CTAF drg all skedd acr ops to prvd sfc cond rprts drg winter wx.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 906-932-3121
  • ·AWOS–3PT 125.175 (906) 932–4039.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.3 (GREEN BAY RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.55 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·IRONWOOD (VL) (L) VORW/DME 108.8 IWD Chan 25 N46º31.94´ W90º07.55´ at fld. 1229/1E.
  • ·DME unusable: 010º–020º 021º–103º byd 35 NM blo 3,700´ 104º–134º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 135º–195º byd 25 NM blo 8,000´ 196º–244º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 290º–009º byd 35 NM blo 3,700´ VOR unusable: 130º–204º byd 40 NM 205º–215º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 205º–215º byd 46 NM 216º–230º byd 40 NM ILS 111.5 I–IWD Rwy 27.
  • ·ISHPEMING EDWARD F JOHNSON (M61) 10 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N46º20.71´ W87º47.31´ 1446 NOTAM FILE GRB RWY 18–36: 2200X100 (TURF) RWY 18: Trees.
  • ·Arpt CLOSED Dec–Apr & when snow covd.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 surface: rough with sandy areas. 419 ft lgtd twr located 6100 ft south of arpt & 600 ft right of Rwy 18–36 extdd cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 18 mkg type: 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·Rwy 36 mkg type: 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 906-486-9074
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·JACK BARSTOW (See MIDLAND on page 223) GREEN BAY H–2K, L–14I IAP GREEN BAY EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · IWD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

2

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 18,406 ops in 1991

2024 total

5,766

10-yr total

57,358

2024 mix

AC/AT 38% · GA 62% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=8

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2004-12-28 Piper PA-23-250 · Engine failure · day →
2003-04-23 Maule M-5-210C · CFIT · VMC · day →
2000-08-14 North American NA-265-80 · Weather · day →
1998-07-21 Cessna 150J · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-09-02 Mooney M20C · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1995-08-14 Piper PA-31 · Engine failure · night →
1993-07-21 Cessna 182M · Weather · VMC · day →
1983-05-16 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 82 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 82 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Merrill WI 83 nm
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 84 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 84 nm
Robert Tchop Chetek WI 96 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 98 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 98 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 99 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 104 nm

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
Ryan Dennis Routheaux Ironwood MI 5 nm
Steven Christopher Finco Hurley WI 6 nm
Michael James Harma Hurley WI 6 nm
James Robert Hannemann Mercer WI 22 nm
Mark Joseph Barnabo Ashland WI 31 nm
David John Ochsenbauer Ashland WI 31 nm
James Franklin Deters Ashland WI 31 nm
Jeffrey Duane Wolding Ashland WI 31 nm
Alexander Ryan Vickroy Ashland WI 31 nm
Ava Candace Karr Ashland WI 31 nm

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
Richard Allan Huntley Jr Ironwood MI 5 nm
Brian James Johnston Ironwood MI 5 nm
Michael James Harma Hurley WI 6 nm
Carl Olof Lindblom Saxon WI 12 nm
James Robert Hannemann Mercer WI 22 nm
Matthew Soongade Deloney Odanah WI 23 nm
William Douglas Schwanz Presque Isle WI 25 nm
Brian Alden Luetzow Presque Isle WI 25 nm
James Alan Nelson Presque Isle WI 25 nm
Patrick Allen Eesley Presque Isle WI 25 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 98 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 98 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 130 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 154 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 154 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 166 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 192 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 204 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 219 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 224 nm

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