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Airport · ICAO · US

Class E (sfc)

Rusk County Airport

ID KRCX FAA RCX Elev 1,238 ft Lat 45° 29.81' N Lon 91° 0.03' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KRCX

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view · KRCX

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KRCX — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at KRCX

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.51%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 140.6° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.24%
32 320.6° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.24%
01 007° 3,199 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.51%
19 187° 3,199 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.51%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

2 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.125
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.300

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KRCX, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 22 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04; PAPI Rwy 04 and 22. 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.
  • ·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 04; PAPI Rwy 04 and 22. 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

  • 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 REIL Rwy 04; PAPI Rwy 04 and 22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 04; PAPI Rwy 04 and 22—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

    Deer and waterfowl on and invof arpt.

  • 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

    deer invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·360 WISCONSIN CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·(T) DME 108.4 LSE Chan 21 N43º52.57´ W91º15.36´ at fld. 649.
  • ·DME unusable: 263º–278º byd 10 NM blo 3,000´ 263º–278º byd 15 NM 329º–182º ILS 111.1 I–LSE Rwy 18.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·LA POINTE MAJOR GILBERT FLD (4R5) 2 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N46º47.32´ W90º45.52´ 649 B NOTAM FILE GRB RWY 04–22: H3000X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.8% up NE RWY 04: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 22: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 45´.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 04–22 preset to low SS–SR, to incr intst and actvt—CTAF.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (612) 685-0445
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.375 (715) 747–5519.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.55 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·IRONWOOD (VL) (L) VORW/DME 108.8 IWD Chan 25 N46º31.94´ W90º07.55´ 300º 30.3 NM to 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 LADYSMITH RUSK CO (RCX)(KRCX) 4 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N45º29.80´ W91º00.01´ 1240 B NOTAM FILE RCX RWY 14–32: H4001X75 (ASPH) S–25 MIRL RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 29´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·RWY 01–19: H3199X75 (ASPH) MIRL 0.5% up N RWY 19: Trees.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT MIRL Rwy 14–32 preset to low SS–SR; to incr intst & ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 14 & Rwy 32; PAPI Rwy 14 & Rwy 32; MIRL Rwy 01–19—CTAF.
  • ·Self svc fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 715-532-2137
  • ·AWOS–3 118.125 (715) 609–1301.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RICE LAKE RCO 122.3 (GREEN BAY RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·LAKE COUNTRY (See SULLIVAN on page 394) GREEN BAY L–14I IAP GREEN BAY L–14I IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KRCX — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KRCX

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 8,300 ops in 1990

2024 total

8,070

10-yr total

80,700

2024 mix

AC/AT 10% · GA 90% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Other 3

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1976-09-13 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1968-04-21 Aeronca 7AC · Other →
1964-10-08 Piper PA24 · Other →

Designees in WI

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KRCX — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,220

Flight Instructors

A&P

3,071

Mechanics

AME

36

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

3

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

5

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

3

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

10

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

22

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

50

Flight Schools

FBO

65

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

29

Flying Clubs

Repair

8

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

35

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KRCX

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Tchop Chetek WI 30 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 43 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Merrill WI 58 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 60 nm
Kurt Gross Wisconsin Rapids WI 83 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 83 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 83 nm
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 90 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 90 nm
George Bolon Winona MN 91 nm

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

CFIs near KRCX

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Dean Wagner Winter WI 20 nm
Thomas Jeffrey Rutherford Birchwood WI 25 nm
Benjamin Paul Shakman Birchwood WI 25 nm
Gerald David Clark Phillips WI 28 nm
Patricia Ann Ketterhagen Phillips WI 28 nm
Paul Joseph Melsness Chetek WI 30 nm
Robert William Tchop Chetek WI 30 nm
Heath Alan Johnson Chetek WI 30 nm
Robert Leslie Spenle New Auburn WI 30 nm
Gregory Ross Smith Stone Lake WI 31 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KRCX

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Richard Harry Pedersen Tony WI 1 nm
Marvin Jay Martin Conrath WI 7 nm
Wesley Evans Knettle Jr Holcombe WI 17 nm
Dale Richard Anders Holcombe WI 17 nm
Thomas Michael Bush Weyerhaeuser WI 18 nm
Jay Bradley Hastings Jr Weyerhaeuser WI 18 nm
Bradley Darnell Klawiter Weyerhaeuser WI 18 nm
Michael Arthur Drover Winter WI 20 nm
Harlan Paul Robarge Cornell WI 21 nm
Jonathan Harold Wojcik Gilman WI 22 nm

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

Repair stations near KRCX

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 41 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 41 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 68 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 96 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 96 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 138 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 170 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 178 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 189 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 190 nm

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