Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport

Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport http://www.fly-rhi.org
IATA: RHIICAO: KRHI
RHI
Location of the Airport in Wisconsin
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Rhinelander & Oneida County
Location Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL 1,624 ft / 495 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 6,799 2,072 Concrete
15/33 4,501 1,372 Asphalt

Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (IATA: RHIICAO: KRHI) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of Rhinelander, in Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA.

The airport covers 1,259 acres (509 ha) and has two runways: Runway 9-27, a 6,799-ft. runway with approved ILS, GPS, and VOR approaches, and Runway 15-33, a 5,201-ft. runway with an approved GPS approach. The airport handles approximately 29,200 operations per year, with approximately 75% general aviation, 20% commercial air service, and 5% air taxi.[1]

A short scene in the movie Cedar Rapids is set at the airport.

Airlines and destinations

RHI airport is part of federal government Essential Air Service program. Delta has already cut service and Frontier, which inherited service from Midwest Airlines, wants to cut service too, but the U.S. Government objected and refused to allow Frontier to cut the only service.[2]

Airlines Destinations
Frontier Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines Ironwood, Milwaukee

References

  1. ^ "AirNAV - KRHI", AirNAV.com, accessed November 7, 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.chron.com/news/article/Frontier-can-t-leave-Rhinelander-airport-2183271.php

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