# Appleton International Airport (ATW / KATW)

**Appleton International Airport** (IATA: ATW, ICAO: KATW) is a medium airport in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. It opened on 22 Aug 1965. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,003 ft (2,439 m). In 2025 it handled 1.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/katw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ATW / KATW
- FAA: ATW
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
- Opened: 22 Aug 1965
- Elevation: 918 ft / 280 m
- Coordinates: 44.2585, -88.5190
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,003 ft / 2,439 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Passengers: 1,254,342 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.atwairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appleton_International_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3294586
- Weather station: KATW
- Ident: KATW

## Timeline

- 22 Aug 1965: Appleton International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 8,003 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 026° / 206° | yes |
| 12/30 | 6,502 ft / 1,982 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 116° / 296° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05216AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 516,423 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 541,690 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 562,042 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 694,420 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 769,575 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 367,842 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 703,524 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 830,075 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 948,884 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,075,302 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 1,254,342 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

23 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (20)

- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 160 mi / 258 km · United Express, American Eagle
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 235 mi / 379 km · Delta Connection
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 296 mi / 476 km · Delta Connection
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 570 mi / 918 km · Allegiant Air
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 743 mi / 1,195 km · American Eagle
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 766 mi / 1,232 km · Delta Air Lines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 771 mi / 1,240 km · Allegiant Air
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 881 mi / 1,418 km · Allegiant Air, United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 908 mi / 1,462 km · American Eagle
- [GUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjka.md) Jack Edwards National Airport · United States · 966 mi / 1,555 km · Allegiant Air
- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 1,143 mi / 1,839 km · Allegiant Air
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,164 mi / 1,873 km · Allegiant Air
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 1,175 mi / 1,891 km · Allegiant Air
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,211 mi / 1,949 km · Allegiant Air
- [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 1,252 mi / 2,015 km · Allegiant Air
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,281 mi / 2,062 km · Allegiant Air
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,341 mi / 2,158 km · Allegiant Air
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 1,450 mi / 2,334 km · Allegiant Air
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,507 mi / 2,425 km · Allegiant Air
- [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 1,726 mi / 2,777 km · Allegiant Air

### Seasonal (4)

- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 766 mi / 1,232 km · Delta Connection
- [SAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksav.md) Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · United States · 926 mi / 1,491 km · Allegiant Air
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,461 mi / 2,351 km · American Eagle
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 1,657 mi / 2,667 km · Allegiant Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ATW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 16
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 4
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 3
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.3M (2025) | #741 of 3,974 | #183 in North America | #127 in US |
| Longest runway | 8,003 ft / 2,439 m | =2,714 of 29,858 | =551 in North America | =407 in US |
| Elevation | 918 ft / 280 m | =19,159 of 43,403 | =8,703 in North America | =7,049 in US |
| Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =3,849 in North America | =3,767 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | GREEN BAY APP/DEP | 126.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.150 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.600 |
| GND | APPLETON GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | APPLETON TWR | 119.600 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [OSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kosh.md) Wittman Regional Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [GRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrb.md) Austin Straubel International Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [CWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcwa.md) Central Wisconsin Airport · 67 mi / 108 km
- [AUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kauw.md) Wausau Downtown Airport · 71 mi / 115 km
- [MSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsn.md) Dane County Regional Truax Field · 87 mi / 141 km
- [VOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvok.md) Volk Field · 89 mi / 143 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Appleton International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Appleton_International_Airport&oldid=1376655311), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/katw/data