South Wood County Airport Explained

South Wood County Airport
Nativename:Alexander Field
Iata:ISW
Icao:KISW
Faa:ISW
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:City of Wisconsin Rapids
Town of Grand Rapids
City of Nekoosa
Village of Port Edwards
Location:Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:1,021
Elevation-M:311
Coordinates:44.3603°N -89.8392°W
Website:South Wood County Airport
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:ISW
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:2/20
R1-Length-F:5,500
R1-Length-M:1,676
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:12/30
R2-Length-F:3,470
R2-Length-M:1,058
R2-Surface:Asphalt
R3-Number:18/36
R3-Length-F:2,072
R3-Length-M:632
R3-Surface:Turf
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2024)
Stat1-Data:11,550
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:33
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

South Wood County Airport, also known as Alexander Field, is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the central business district of Wisconsin Rapids, a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.

The airport is owned and operated by the City of Wisconsin Rapids, the Village of Port Edwards, the Town of Grand Rapids and the City of Nekoosa. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

History

Alexander Field was built for Nekoosa Edwards Paper Company subsidiary Tri-Cities Airways in October 1928 and named after its executive John Alexander. Governor Fred R. Zimmerman and Walter J. Kohler opened the airport with an airshow that featured air-to-air refueling. A Ford Trimotor was based at the field and was used for company business and community events. During World War II, the airfield saw service as a National Guard station and POW camp for German prisoners. In 1961 the ownership was transferred to Wood County.[3] [4]

Facilities and aircraft

South Wood County Airport covers an area of 435acres at an elevation of 1,021 feet (311 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways:

Wisconsin Rapids (ISW) non-directional beacon, 215 kHz, is located on field.

For the 12-month period ending June 11, 2024, the airport had 11,550 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 91% general aviation, 9% air taxi and less than 1% military. In August 2024, there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 29 single-engine and 4 multi-engine.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
  2. Web site: NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A . . October 12, 2018 . October 3, 2018.
  3. News: Daily Tribune. 19 October 1928.
  4. News: Wisconsin Tribune. 31 August 2013. Alexander Field marks 85th anniversary South Wood County airport once deemed largest in the state, housed POWs during World War II. Nathanial Shuda.

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