Summary
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]
South Wood County Airport Alexander Field | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | South Wood County Airport | ||||||||||||||||||
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  ISW Location of airport in Wisconsin  ISW ISW (the United States) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for ISW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective March 21, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ Daily Tribune. 19 October 1928.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Nathanial Shuda (31 August 2013). "Alexander Field marks 85th anniversary South Wood County airport once deemed largest in the state, housed POWs during World War II". Wisconsin Tribune.
External links edit
- "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 April 18, 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.