Red Wing Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use

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located in

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, three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the

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of Red Wing, a city in Goodhue County,

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. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter

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for the FAA and

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, this airport is assigned RGK by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. It is included in the

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(FAA)

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for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a regional

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facility.

Facilities and aircraft

Red Wing Regional Airport covers an area of at an

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of 778 feet (237 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,010 by 100 feet (1,527 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2019, the airport had 14,050 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 93%

, 5%

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and 2%

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. In January 2024, there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 38 single-engine, 5 multi-engine and 24 jet.

Accidents and Incidents

On September 6, 2022, a Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair Super II impacted terrain off Highway 35 on airport property. Two people were killed.

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Facilities and aircraft

Accidents and Incidents

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