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Bed-ah-wick Field Airport |
| Bed-ah-Wick Field |
| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 1WI3 |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Private |
| Elevation AMSL |
787 ft / 239.9 m |
| Coordinates |
43°50.9988′N 089°7.00695′W / 43.84998°N 89.1167825°W / 43.84998; -89.1167825Coordinates: 43°50.9988′N 089°7.00695′W / 43.84998°N 89.1167825°W / 43.84998; -89.1167825 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 18/36 |
1,800 |
549 |
Turf |
| Statistics |
| Operations |
2 / year |
| Based A/C |
4 |
| Stats for |
Bed-ah-Wick Field (FAA LID: 1WI3) is a very small private gravel/turf airport in Princeton, Wisconsin, that single engine prop planes can land. There is no control tower and no radio. Pilots must either visually guide their plane in for a landing or use the nearest radio to the airport for navigational aids. The airport is for private use and is privately owned. Permission is required prior to landing. A windsock is used to determine the ground wind direction and speed. The airfield was established May 1958. Facilities
- Runway 18/36 1,800 x 100 ft. (549 x 30 m) turf with low intensity runway edge lighting.
- Two former east / west runways, 1,300 and 1,700 ft (400 and 520 m) long, are currently used as taxiways.
Incidents
- A home-built Kraetzner Sky-Buggy crashed in a marsh north of the field following take-off August 20, 1995.
- A Piper PA-28-140 was substantially damaged when it crash landed in a marsh north of the field on September 8, 1994. One minor injury.
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Location & QuickFacts
| FAA Information Effective: | 2008-09-25 |
| Airport Identifier: | 1WI3 |
| Airport Status: | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude: | 089-07-00.4170W/43-50-59.9280N
-89.116782/43.849980 (Estimated) |
| Elevation: | 787 ft / 239.88 m (Surveyed) |
| Land: | 60 acres |
| From nearest city: | 1 nautical miles E of Princeton, WI |
| Location: | Green Lake County, WI |
| Magnetic Variation: | 00W (1985) |
Owner & Manager
| Ownership: | Privately owned |
| Owner: | Harold Ahrens |
| Address: | Rr 1, Box 354
Princeton, WI 54968 |
| Phone number: | 414-295-0106 |
| Manager: | Harold Ahrens |
| Address: | Rr 1, Box 354
Princeton, WI 54968 |
| Phone number: | 414-295-0106 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
| Airport Use: | Private |
| Wind indicator: | Yes |
| Segmented Circle: | Yes |
| Control Tower: | No |
| Landing fee charge: | No |
| Sectional chart: | Chicago |
| Region: | AGL - Great Lakes |
| Boundary ARTCC: | ZAU - Chicago |
| Tie-in FSS: | GRB - Green Bay |
| FSS on Airport: | No |
| FSS Toll Free: | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
Airport Services
| Airframe Repair: | MINOR |
| Power Plant Repair: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimension: | 1800 x 100 ft / 548.6 x 30.5 m |
| Surface: | TURF, |
| Edge Lights: | Low |
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Runway 18 |
Runway 36 |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Right |
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Radio Navigation Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| PCZ | NDB | Waupaca | | 382.00 | 01W | 29.3 nm |
| UNU | NDB | Juneau | | 344.00 | 01W | 31.1 nm |
| AQ | NDB | Kooky | | 407.00 | 02W | 38.0 nm |
| HXF | NDB | Hartford | | 200.00 | 00E | 43.5 nm |
| ISW | NDB | Wisconsin Rapids | | 215.00 | 01W | 43.9 nm |
| RYV | NDB | Rock River | | 371.00 | 01W | 44.1 nm |
| MS | NDB | Monah | | 400.00 | 00E | 48.4 nm |
| CLI | NDB | Clintonville | | 209.00 | 02W | 49.1 nm |
| VOK | TACAN | Volk | 041X | | 00E | 49.8 nm |
| OSH | VORTAC | Oshkosh | 055X | 111.80 | 02E | 25.7 nm |
| DLL | VORTAC | Dells | 117X | 117.00 | 03E | 33.4 nm |
| MSN | VORTAC | Madison | 023X | 108.60 | 03E | 43.5 nm |
| STE | VORTAC | Stevens Point | 043X | 110.60 | 01W | 45.3 nm |
Remarks
- TWO E/W RWYS OF LENGTH 1300' & 1700' USED AS TWYS.
- PRIOR TO 1959.
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| General Info
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| Country |
United States
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| State |
WISCONSIN
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| FAA ID |
1WI3
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| Latitude |
43-50-59.928N
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| Longitude |
089-07-00.417W
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| Elevation |
787 feet
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| Near City |
PRINCETON
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