# Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA / KCWA)

**Central Wisconsin Airport** (IATA: CWA, ICAO: KCWA) is a medium airport in Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States. It opened in 1969. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,724 ft (2,354 m). In 2025 it handled 175 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CWA / KCWA
- FAA: CWA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States
- Opened: 1969
- Elevation: 1,277 ft / 389 m
- Coordinates: 44.7774, -89.6702
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 7,724 ft / 2,354 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Passengers: 174,999 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.fly-cwa.org/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Wisconsin_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1961585
- Weather station: KCWA
- Ident: KCWA

## Timeline

- 1969: Central Wisconsin Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 7,724 ft / 2,354 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 077° / 257° | yes |
| 17/35 | 6,501 ft / 1,982 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 170° / 350° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05674AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 251,422 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 250,036 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 236,122 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 232,786 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 247,610 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 278,741 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 112,161 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 195,067 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 155,050 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 168,358 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 180,911 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 174,999 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 174 mi / 280 km · Delta Connection
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 213 mi / 342 km · American Eagle

### Cargo (4)

- [RHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krhi.md) Rhinelander Oneida County Airport · United States · 60 mi / 96 km · Freight Runners Express
- [OSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kosh.md) Wittman Regional Airport · United States · 78 mi / 125 km · Freight Runners Express
- [MSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsn.md) Dane County Regional Truax Field · United States · 114 mi / 184 km · FedEx Express
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · United States · 154 mi / 248 km · Freight Runners Express, FedEx Express

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- FRG [Freight Runners Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freight-runners-express) · 3
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 175K (2025) | #1,590 of 3,974 | #354 in North America | #235 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,724 ft / 2,354 m | #2,973 of 29,858 | #630 in North America | #471 in US |
| Elevation | 1,277 ft / 389 m | #14,124 of 43,403 | #6,099 in North America | #4,727 in US |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =4,280 in North America | =4,191 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.450 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 127.450 |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 124.400 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.750 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | GREEN BAY RDO | 122.525 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.750 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [AUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kauw.md) Wausau Downtown Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [RHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krhi.md) Rhinelander Oneida County Airport · 60 mi / 96 km
- [VOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvok.md) Volk Field · 65 mi / 104 km
- [ATW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katw.md) Appleton International Airport · 67 mi / 108 km
- [OSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kosh.md) Wittman Regional Airport · 78 mi / 125 km
- [GRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrb.md) Austin Straubel International Airport · 78 mi / 126 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: “Central Wisconsin Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Wisconsin_Airport&oldid=1375139199), revision of 16 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/kcwa/data