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Door County Cherryland Airport (IATA: SUE, ICAO: KSUE, FAA LID: SUE) is a county-owned public-use airport in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[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 local general aviation facility.[2]

Door County Cherryland Airport
Airport Terminal.
IATA: SUE ICAO: KSUE FAA LID: SUE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Door County
Serves	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL	724 ft / 221 m
Coordinates	44°50′37″N 087°25′18″W
Website	map.co.door.wi.us/airport/
Map
SUE Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin SUE SUE (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 4,599 1,402 Asphalt 10/28 3,199 975 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021) 23,150 Based aircraft (2022) 25
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Door County Cherryland Airport is home to the Door County Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron (WI-197). The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 630, Peninsula Flyers, are also based at the airfield.

History

The airport was officially opened in 1939. To celebrate, a performer known as Dare Devil McCann was buried and then dug up again ten days later.[3] During his confinement, he was fed milk through a tube and attended by a nurse.[4] Visitors could pay to view him in the casket. This was the first time a "buried alive for ten days" type stunt was performed in the state.[3] Other attractions included an air show and a parachute jump.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Door County Cherryland Airport covers an area of 436 acres (176 ha) at an elevation of 724 feet (221 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 2/20 is 4,599 by 75 feet (1,402 x 23 m) and 10/28 is 3,199 by 75 feet (975 x 23 m), all having approved GPS approaches.[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 14, 2021, the airport had 23,150 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 1% military. In July 2022, there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 20 single-engine, 4 multi-engine and 1 jet.[1]

Incidents

On April 2, 2012, an 81-year-old pilot was flying with his wife when he lost consciousness and ultimately died in mid-air. His 80-year-old wife took over the controls of the plane and successfully landed it at Door County Cherryland Airport. Her husband was pronounced dead on scene.[6]

Climate

Door County Cherryland Airport Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D     57     −6 −8     54     −8 −15     60     1 −4     129     9 −2     93     13 3     85     18 9     97     21 12     78     20 15     87     19 12     129     11 3     85     7 1     65     −2 −2 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: [7] Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.2     21 18     2.1     18 5     2.4     34 25     5.1     48 28     3.7     55 37     3.3     64 48     3.8     70 54     3.1     68 59     3.4     66 54     5.1     52 37     3.3     45 34     2.6     28 28 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Images

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  Sign at airport entrance
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  Old airport terminal building
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  Runway from the air

References

External links

• Door County Cherryland Airport
• Airport page at Door County website
• "Aerial photo / diagram" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-29. from Wisconsin DOT
• Tailwind Flight Center - Sturgeon Bay, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
• FAA Terminal Procedures for SUE, effective September 8, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for SUE
  • AirNav airport information for KSUE
  • ASN accident history for SUE
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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