South Wood County Airport

South Wood County Airport Alexander Field
IATA: ISW ICAO: KISW FAA LID: ISW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	City of Wisconsin Rapids Town of Grand Rapids City of Nekoosa Village of Port Edwards
Location	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,021 ft / 311 m
Coordinates	44°21′37″N 089°50′21″W / 44.36028°N 89.83917°W / 44.36028; -89.83917
Website	South Wood County Airport
Map
ISW Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin ISW ISW (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 5,500 1,676 Asphalt 12/30 3,470 1,058 Asphalt 18/36 2,072 632 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021) 11,550 Based aircraft (2024) 32
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

South Wood County Airport (IATA: ISW, ICAO: KISW, FAA LID: ISW), 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.^[1]

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 435 acres (176 ha) at an elevation of 1,021 feet (311 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways:^[1]

• Runway 2/20: 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m), asphalt, GPS, SDF, and NDB equipped approaches.
• Runway 12/30: 3,470 by 60 feet (1,058 x 18 m), asphalt, approved NDB approach.
• Runway 18/36: 2,072 by 50 feet (632 x 15 m), turf

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

For the 12-month period ending May 20, 2021, 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 March 2024, there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 28 single-engine and 4 multi-engine.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Wisconsin

References

External links

• "Alexander Field - South Wood County (ISW)" (PDF). at Wisconsin DOT Airports Directory
• The Alexander Field Airport commission is the fixed-base operator (FBO)
• FAA Terminal Procedures for ISW, effective February 22, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for ISW
  • AirNav airport information for KISW
  • ASN accident history for ISW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
• http://www.wingsaircharter.com Wings Air Charter LLC provides aircraft charter, flight instruction, and aircraft rental at Alexander Field. They also have hangar space for most size aircraft.

This page was last edited on 20 March 2024, at 17:38