Northern Trails Aviation Airport
WN98 · Birchwood, Wisconsin · Sawyer County · map
Northern Trails Aviation Airport is a private airport, 2 miles east of Birchwood, Wisconsin, 1,272 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,800 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA WN98
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,272 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 2002
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,800 × 60 ft | Grass |
- Runway 09: trees on the approach
- Runway 27: trees on the approach
Aircraft registered in Birchwood from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Birchwood, Wisconsin: 16 piston singles. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided clear 20:1 approaches, clear obstacle free zone, and clear runway safety area.
- Prior permission required for landing.
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.