River Valley Airport
WS78 · Rhinelander, Wisconsin · Lincoln County · map
River Valley Airport is a private airport, 6 miles southwest of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 1,525 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 1,610 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA WS78
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,525 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2002
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,610 × 120 ft | Grass |
- Runway 02: threshold displaced 288 ft, trees 20 ft high 60 ft from the end
- Runway 20: threshold displaced 440 ft, trees 30 ft high 20 ft from the end
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
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.
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.