FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ISW |
| Lat/Long: | 44-21-37.2800N 089-50-20.5560W
44-21.621333N 089-50.342600W
44.3603556,-89.8390433
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1021.2 ft. / 311.3 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ISW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 02/20 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR, TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 02, 20 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 126.575 (715-740-7476) |
| WX AWOS-3 at STE (17 nm NE): | 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 JET-A+
100LL:24 HR SELF SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 44-21.201230N | | 44-22.052933N |
| Longitude: | 089-50.510607W | | 089-50.083492W |
| Elevation: | 1011.0 ft. | | 1021.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 021 magnetic, 020 true | | 201 magnetic, 200 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | SDF | | |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 250 ft. from runway, 215 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 68 ft. tree, 1560 ft. from runway, 330 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3472 x 60 ft. / 1058 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.0 | | Double wheel: | 20.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 44-21.787490N | | 44-21.537765N |
| Longitude: | 089-50.651392W | | 089-49.935147W |
| Elevation: | 1020.3 ft. | | 1012.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 117 magnetic, 116 true | | 297 magnetic, 296 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2089 x 50 ft. / 637 x 15 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MKD WITH YELLOW METAL TRIANGLES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 44-21.708935N | | 44-21.366148N |
| Longitude: | 089-50.562833W | | 089-50.526500W |
| Elevation: | 1015.0 ft. | | 1014.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 176 true | | 357 magnetic, 356 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WISCONSIN RAPIDS
3620 1ST STREET SOUTH
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI 54495
Phone (715) 423-0330
ALSO VILLAGE OF PORT EDWARDS; TOWN OF GRAND RAPIDS, CITY OF NEKOOSA. |
| Manager: | JEREMY SICKLER
3620 1ST ST SOUTH
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI 54494
Phone (715) 423-0330
AFT HRS SVC CALL 715-741-2114 |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACFT OPRG ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (311KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (248KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (484KB) |
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 Airport-Legion Field (24 nm S)
KCWA - Central Wisconsin Airport (26 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Consigny
Photo taken 05-Oct-2011
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Alexander Field South Wood County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunset | | 18:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 23:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2026 13:30:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2026 08:30:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KISW | 161254Z AUTO 35011KT 10SM 08/06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP178 T00830061 $
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KSTE
17nm NE | 161315Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM BKN021 BKN026 OVC031 09/07 A3005 RMK AO2 T00900067
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KCWA
25nm N | 161139Z 1612/1712 35010G19KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 FM161400 35016G28KT P6SM BKN025 FM161700 34020G32KT P6SM BKN035 FM162100 35014G24KT P6SM SCT040 FM170100 34008KT P6SM SKC FM170800 24004KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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