Rice Lake Regional Airport (IATA: RIE, ICAO: KRPD, FAA LID: RPD) is a city owned public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the central business district of Rice Lake, a city in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The airport is situated in the village of Cameron.[2] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3]
Rice Lake Regional Airport Carl's Field | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | City of Rice Lake | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Rice Lake, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cameron, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,109 ft / 338 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°25′12″N 091°46′24″W / 45.42000°N 91.77333°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.RiceLakeAirport.com | ||||||||||||||
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  RIE Location of airport in Wisconsin  RIE RIE (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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Opened in 1995, it was named Carl's Field for Carl Rindlisbacher, the longtime manager of Arrowhead field, one of Rice Lake's previous airports.[4]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RPD by the FAA and RIE by the IATA.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
editRice Lake Regional Airport covers an area of 750 acres (300 ha) at an elevation of 1,109 feet (338 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: the primary runway 1/19 is 6,700 by 100 feet (2,042 x 30 m) and ILS equipped; the crosswind runway 13/31 is 3,500 by 75 feet (1,067 x 23 m).[1]
RICE LAKE (RPD) VOR/DME, 110.0 MHz, is located on field.
Rice Lake Air Center is the fixed-base operator.
For the 12-month period ending July 3, 2023, the airport had 27,650 aircraft operations, an average of 76 per day: 90% general aviation, 10% air taxi and less than 1% military. In June 2024, there were 26 aircraft based at this airport: 21 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 1 jet and 2 helicopter.[1]
Cargo
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| UPS | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RPD PDF, effective June 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Rice Lake Regional Airport, official website
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Rice Lake Airport History from official airport website
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: RIE / KRPD - Rice Lake Regional Airport - Rice Lake, Wisconsin
External links
edit- Rice Lake Regional Airport at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- Rice Lake Air Center, the airport's fixed-base operator
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RPD, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RPD
- AirNav airport information for KRPD
- ASN accident history for RIE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures