Rhinelander/Oneida County
RHI · KRHI · Rhinelander, Wisconsin · Oneida County · map
Rhinelander/Oneida County is a public-use airport owned by Rhinelander & Oneida CO., 2 miles southwest of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 1,623 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 6,800 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KRHI · observed 2:53 pm CDT (19:53 UTC), 45 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (230°) at 15 knots, gusting to 26
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 49°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.74 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:31 pm CDT (17:31 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRHI 061953Z AUTO 23015G26KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 23030/1930 SLP070 T02280094
TAF KRHI 061731Z 0618/0718 23010G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM070200 29004KT P6SM SKC FM071600 28009G17KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RHI · ICAO KRHI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rhinelander & Oneida CO.
- Elevation
- 1,623 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,800 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 5,201 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 15: VASI, four boxes on the left, tree 75 ft high 1,740 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 30 ft high 1,145 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Rhi and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.825 | |
| Rhinelander and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.65 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 715-793-0008.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Rhinelander from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Rhinelander, Wisconsin: 25 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Birds and coyote on and in the vicinity of airport.
- High-intensity runway lights runway 9/27 preset low intst; to incr intst and activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 09; runway end identifier lights runway 15, 27 and 33; PAPI runway 09 and 27; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 and 15/33 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 15 and PAPI runway 33 operates continuously.
- Self service fuel abvl H24.
- Self service fuel abvl H24.
- Surface conditions not montrd between 0000 - 0500 hours.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.