Central Wisconsin Airport

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Central Wisconsin Airport
IATA: CWA - ICAO: KCWA
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Central Wisconsin Joint Airport Board
Serves		Wausau, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL		1,277 ft (389.2 m)
Coordinates		44°46′39″N, 89°40′00″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
8/26	7,645	2,330	Concrete
17/35	6,500	1,981	Concrete

Central Wisconsin Airport (IATA: CWA, ICAO: KCWA) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of Mosinee. The airport serves the cities of Stevens Point, Wausau, Marshfield (home to Marshfield Clinic), Wisconsin Rapids, tourism communities in northern Wisconsin, and the smaller exurbs of Hatley, Bevent, Rosholt, and Five Corners, with long runways that accommodate large jet aircraft.

Contents 1 Operations 2 Airlines 2.1 Passenger 2.2 Cargo 3 Facilities 4 Future Plans 5 External links

[edit] Operations

The airport is ten miles south-southeast of Granite Peak Ski Area, located in Rib Mountain State Park.

Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA),(pronounced "C-Way"), is a joint venture of Marathon County and Portage County of Wisconsin. The facility opened for operation in October, 1969.

In 1997, the terminal was modernized with five new gates, and the highway access has been reconstructed.

[edit] Airlines

As of 2006, three airlines provide 18 flights per day which connect through Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee. There are also nine air freight and express flights daily.

[edit] Passenger

• Midwest Airlines
  • Midwest Connect operated by Skyway Airlines (Milwaukee)
• Northwest Airlines
  • Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
  • Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
• United Airlines
  • United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare)

The airport was at one time served by American Eagle Airlines with connection to Chicago-O'Hare and codeshare with mainline American Airline flights. This service was ended some time ago due to declining enplanements.

[edit] Cargo

• Airborne Express
• DHL
• Freight Runners
• UPS

[edit] Facilities

CWA has T-Hangars for lease and locations for lease where an individual or corporation can construct their own hangar.

[edit] Future Plans

A 2005 master plan calls for relocation of the main terminal to a central location on the airport site. The final design can be viewed here: [1]

[edit] External links

• Central Wisconsin Airport

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KCWA
  • ASN Accident history for KCWA
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCWA
  • FAA current CWA delay information