FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CWA |
| Lat/Long: | 44-46-40.0190N 089-39-57.2800W 44-46.666983N 089-39.954667W 44.7777831,-89.6659111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1277.2 ft. / 389.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of MOSINEE, WI |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 54455 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1969 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CWA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, HIRL RWY 8/26 PRESET LOW; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT MALSR RWY 8 & 35; REIL RWY 17 & 26; HIRL RWY 8/26 & 17/35 - CTAF. RWY 8, 17, 26 & 35 PAPI OPRS CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.75 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 127.45 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.45 (715-693-1116) |
| CWA GROUND: | 121.9 360.7 [0600-2200] |
| CWA TOWER: | 119.75 360.7 [0600-2200] |
| WX ASOS at AUW (9 nm N): | 125.925 (715-843-7215) |
| WX AWOS-3 at STE (15 nm SE): | 119.275 (715-344-5960) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.4/317.7 (MOSINEE RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 7723 x 150 ft. / 2354 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 120.0 | | Double wheel: | 227.0 | | Double tandem: | 409.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 44-46.806378N | | 44-47.084075N |
| Longitude: | 089-40.448172W | | 089-38.706837W |
| Elevation: | 1274.0 ft. | | 1260.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 077 | | 257 |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7629 TODA:7629 ASDA:7629 LDA:7723 | | TORA:7723 TODA:7723 ASDA:7723 LDA:7629 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS R OF CNTRLN. |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. bldg, 960 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 6501 x 150 ft. / 1982 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 120.0 | | Double wheel: | 225.0 | | Double tandem: | 485.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 980.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 44-46.863135N | | 44-45.809518N |
| Longitude: | 089-40.532487W | | 089-40.272847W |
| Elevation: | 1277.2 ft. | | 1225.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 | | 350 |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6501 TODA:6501 ASDA:6501 LDA:6501 | | TORA:6501 TODA:6501 ASDA:6501 LDA:6501 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 82 ft. stack, 2720 ft. from runway, 840 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MARATHON AND PORTAGE CO 100 CWA DR. SUITE 227 MOSINEE, WI 54455 Phone 715-693-2147 |
| Manager: | BRIAN GREFE 100 CWA DR. SUITE 227 MOSINEE, WI 54455 Phone 715-693-2147 EXT 7. |
Additional Remarks
| A39-17/35 | PCR VALUE: 910/R/D/W/T |
| A39-08/26 | PCR VALUE: 780/R/D/W/T |
| - | TWY E NORTH OF TWY A NOT AVBL FOR ACR OPS; GA & CARGO ACFT RSTRD TO LESS THAN 100000 LBS. |
| - | LANDING FEE FOR ACFT PROVIDING COMMERICAL SVCS. |
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 from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 08 | |
download (228KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 35 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (234KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (236KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (234KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (243KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (489KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAUW - Wausau Downtown Airport (9 nm N)
KSTE - Stevens Point Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KMFI - Marshfield Municipal Airport (24 nm W)
KRRL - Merrill Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
KISW - Alexander Field South Wood County Airport (26 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kyle Grimmonpre
Photo taken 02-Sep-2014
looking northwest.
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunset | | 16:17 | | 22:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:50 | | 22:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Dec-2025 05:13:22 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Dec-2025 23:13:22 |
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| METAR |
| KCWA | 110455Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM CLR M10/M13 A2992 RMK AO2
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KAUW 10nm N | 110454Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR M11/M14 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP159 T11111139
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KSTE 16nm SE | 110455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT022 M08/M12 A2994 RMK AO2 T10841123
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| TAF |
| KCWA | 101739Z 1018/1118 34009G17KT P6SM OVC021 FM102000 32011G19KT P6SM OVC018 FM102100 32009G17KT P6SM OVC023 FM110000 31008KT P6SM OVC026 FM110100 31008KT P6SM OVC035 FM110200 30004KT P6SM BKN200
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KAUW 10nm N | 101954Z 1020/1118 32009G17KT P6SM OVC023 FM110000 32008KT P6SM OVC028 FM110100 32007KT P6SM OVC040 FM110200 31004KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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