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KISW Alexander Field South Wood County Airport
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: ISW
Lat/Long: 44-21-37.2180N / 089-50-20.2940W
44-21.620300N / 089-50.338233W
44.3603383 / -89.8389706
(estimated)
Elevation: 1021 ft. / 311.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (1995)
From city: 1 mile S of WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 54494

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1959
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ISW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-SEP 0730-1830, OCT-APR 0730-1700
Pattern altitude: ULTRALIGHT TPA 500 AGL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; LIRL RY 11/29; REIL RYS 02 & 20; PAPI RYS 02; 20 & 29 - CTAF.
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; MIRL RY 11/29; REIL RYS 02 & 20; PAPI RYS 02; 20 & 29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 126.575 (715-421-2120)
WX AWOS-3 at STE (17 nm NE): 119.275 (715-344-5960)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.4/317.7(MOSINEE RCAG)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
STEr231/17.2STEVENS POINT VORTAC110.6001W
AUWr198/31.1WAUSAU VORTAC111.6002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WISCONSIN RAPIDSat field21501WISW .. ... .--
MARSHFIELD138/22.539100EMFI -- ..-. ..
NEILLSVILLE113/31.336801WVIQ ...- .. --.-
WAUPACA274/35.238201WPCZ .--. -.-. --..
WAUSAU194/35.224301EFZK ..-. --.. -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 44-21.201000N44-22.052833N
Longitude: 089-50.510500W089-50.083500W
Elevation: 1011.2 ft.1021.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 021 magnetic, 020 true201 magnetic, 200 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Instrument approach: SDF
Obstructions: 33 ft. trees, 1150 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear70 ft. tree, 1600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 3640 x 50 ft. / 1109 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Double wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 44-21.787333N44-21.525583N
Longitude: 089-50.651000W089-49.899867W
Elevation: 1020.2 ft.1012.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 117 magnetic, 116 true297 magnetic, 296 true
Displaced threshold: no170 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, marked and lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 230 ft. right of centerline
ROAD 240'R 150'FM THR.
81 ft. trees, lighted, 1450 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
RY 29 APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2100 x 50 ft. / 640 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 18/36 MKD WITH YELLOW METAL TRIANGLES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 55 ft. tree, 1250 ft. from runway, 55 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear42 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 42:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WISCONSIN RAPIDS
444 W GRAND AVENUE
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI 54495
Phone 715-421-8240
ALSO VILLAGE OF PORT EDWARDS; TOWN OF GRAND RAPIDS.
Manager: KURT GROSS
3620 1ST ST SO
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI 54494
Phone 715-424-3737

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 49
Single engine airplanes: 32
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 15
    
Aircraft operations: avg 44/day *
50% transient general aviation
41% local general aviation
9% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 16 August 2006

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
ULTRALIGHT ACFT MUST HAVE AN OPERATING ALTIMETER, TWO-WAY RADIO, USE ULTRALIGHT OPNS AREA (RY 18/36), AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF HARD SFC RYS. ULTRALIGHT OPNS AREA POSTED AT TERMINAL BLDG OR CALL 715-424-3737. WHEN RY 18/36 IS CLSD ULTRALIGHTS MAY USE RYS 02/20 & 11/29.
ULTRALIGHT ACFT MUST HAVE AN OPERATING ALTIMETER & TWO-WAY RADIO. ULTRALIGHTS USE R TFC FOR RYS 02, 20 & 11 AND L TFC FOR RY 29.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 20   download (198KB)
SDF RWY 02   download (225KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS-A   download (219KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 02   download (232KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 29   download (228KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSTE - Stevens Point Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KDAF - Necedah Airport (22 nm SW)
KMFI - Marshfield Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
63C - Adams County Legion Field Airport (24 nm S)
KCWA - Central Wisconsin Airport (26 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4609:46
Sunrise05:2210:22
Sunset20:4501:45
Evening civil twilight21:2202:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 20:45:32
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 15:45:32
 
METAR
KISW 051954Z AUTO 32013G18KT 10SM FEW080 27/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02720089
KSTE 
17nm NE 
052035Z AUTO 30007G16KT 10SM SCT070 27/08 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KCWA 
25nm N 
051721Z 0518/0618 29010G17KT P6SM SCT060 SCT250 TEMPO 0518/0522 BKN060 BKN250 FM060100 30004KT P6SM SCT250 FM061300 31007KT P6SM BKN250 FM061600 31010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Wings Air Charter LLC 715-424-3737
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KISW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOTEL MEAD 2.2 99-100
QUALITY INN WISCONSIN RAPIDS 1.2 70-75
 

Other hotels near Alexander Field South Wood County Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN WISCONSIN RAPIDS 1.1 58-76
ECONO LODGE WISCONSIN RAPIDS 1.1 49-51
AMERICINN WISCONSIN RAPIDS 1.2 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Alexander Field South Wood County Airport

6 in Wisconsin Rapids
3 in Plover
10 in Stevens Point
 

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