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
Village of Port Edwards
Town of Grand Rapids
City of Nekoosa
Location Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL 1,021 ft / 311 m
Coordinates 44°21′37″N 089°50′20″W / 44.36028°N 89.83889°W / 44.36028; -89.83889
Website South Wood County Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
12/30 3,640 1,109 Asphalt
18/36 2,100 640 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2015) 9,050
Based aircraft (2016) 57

South Wood County Airport (IATA: ISW, ICAO: KISW, FAA LID: ISW), also known as Alexander Field, is a public use airport. It is 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.

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.[2][3]

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]

For the 12-month period ending June 23, 2015, the airport had 9,050 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 88% general aviation, 11% air taxi and <1% military. In 2016, there were 57 aircraft based at this airport: 45 single-engine, 4 multi-engine and 8 ultralight. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for ISW (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 Aug 2009.
  2. ↑ Daily Tribune. 19 October 1928. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 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.

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