Rusk County
RCX · KRCX · Ladysmith, Wisconsin · Rusk County · map
Rusk County is a public-use airport owned by Rusk County, 4 miles northeast of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, 1,240 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 4,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 18 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 8,070 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Rusk County?
Its FAA code is RCX, and its ICAO code is KRCX.
Where is Rusk County?
It is 4 miles northeast of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, 1,240 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Rusk County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 4,001 feet long.
Does Rusk County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Rusk County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rusk County?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Rusk County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RCX · ICAO KRCX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rusk County
- Elevation
- 1,240 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 3,199 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 17 ft high 370 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 83 ft high 1,620 ft from the end
- Runway 19: trees 100 ft high 2,030 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Rcx and aWOS-3 | 118.125 | |
| Rhinelander and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.65 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 715-609-1301.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Price County (28 nm northeast), Rice Lake Rgnl/Carl'S Field (33 nm west), Sawyer County (37 nm northwest), Taylor County (38 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Wisconsin · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 preset to low sunset to sunrise; to incr intst and activate runway end identifier lights runway 14 and 32; PAPI runway 14 and 32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency.
- Nmrs cracks and vegetation.
- Occasional deer and geese on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Self service fuel available H24 via credit card.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 17 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,070, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 800 |
| general aviation, travelling | 2,750 |
| general aviation, local | 4,500 |
| military | 20 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ladysmith from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Ladysmith, Wisconsin: 7 piston singles, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Sandra Lee Randall private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Romeo Aviation, Inc.-Sandra L Randall · Cumberland, WI (41 nm) · (715) 554-0454 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ladysmith 8 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,619 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Wisconsin 123 landing places
- Wisconsin 6,164 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RCX.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.