Gilbert Field


Gilbert Field is a public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Rio, a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. It is privately owned by Rio Aero Club, Inc.

Facilities and aircraft

Gilbert Field covers an area of at an elevation of 925 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a 1,092 x 65 ft. turf surface.
For the 12-month period ending June 15, 2017, the airport had 5,805 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 99% general aviation and less than 1% military. In November 2018, there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 8 single-engine and 2 ultralight.