Shell Lake Municipal Airport (ICAO: KSSQ, FAA LID: SSQ) is a city owned public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Shell Lake, a city in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] 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 basic general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Shell Lake | ||||||||||
| Serves | Shell Lake, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,233 ft / 376 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°43′53″N 091°55′14″W / 45.73139°N 91.92056°W | ||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned SSQ by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned SSQ to La Sarre Airport in La Sarre, Quebec, Canada).[4] The airport's ICAO identifier is KSSQ.[5]
Facilities and aircraft edit
Shell Lake Municipal Airport covers an area of 132 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 1,233 feet (376 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,711 by 75 feet (1,131 x 23 m), with approved GPS approaches.[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 23, 2021, the airport had 12,600 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 1% military. In April 2024, there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: all 14 single-engine.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for SSQ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 18, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Shell Lake Municipal Airport (ICAO: KSSQ, FAA: SSQ, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "La Sarre Airport, QC, Canada (IATA: SSQ)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "Shell Lake Municipal – SSQ (KSSQ)". National Flight Data Center. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
External links edit
- "Shell Lake Municipal Airport" (PDF). at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SSQ, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SSQ
- AirNav airport information for SSQ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for SSQ