Red Wing Regional Airport (ICAO: KRGK, FAA LID: RGK) is a city-owned public-use airport located in Pierce County, Wisconsin, three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Red Wing, a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.[2]

Red Wing Regional Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KRGK FAA LID: RGK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Red Wing
Serves	Red Wing, Minnesota
Location	Hager City, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL	780 ft / 238 m
Coordinates	44°35′22″N 092°29′06″W
Website	www.redwingairport.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 5,010 1,527 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019) 14,050 Based aircraft (2021) 53
Sources: Minnesota DOT,[1] FAA[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RGK by the FAA[2] but has no designation from the IATA.[3] 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 regional general aviation facility.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Red Wing Regional Airport covers an area of 534 acres (216 ha) at an elevation of 780 feet (238 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,010 by 100 feet (1,527 x 30 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2019, the airport had 14,050 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 93% general aviation, 5% military and 2% air taxi. In December 2021, there were 53 aircraft based at this airport: 34 single-engine, 3 multi-engine and 16 jet.[2]

Accidents and Incidents

On September 6, 2022, a Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair Super II impacted terrain off Highway 35 on airport property. Two people were killed.

References

External links

• Official website
• FAA Terminal Procedures for RGK, effective October 6, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for RGK
  • AirNav airport information for KRGK
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures