# Alexander Field South Wood County Airport (ISW / KISW)

**Alexander Field South Wood County Airport** (IATA: ISW, ICAO: KISW) is a small airport in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States. It opened in Nov 1959. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,500 ft (1,676 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ISW / KISW
- FAA: ISW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States
- Opened: Nov 1959
- Elevation: 1,021 ft / 311 m
- Coordinates: 44.3603, -89.8390
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,500 ft / 1,676 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.wirapids.org/department/?fDD=27-0
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wood_County_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7568960
- Weather station: KISW
- Ident: KISW

## Timeline

- Nov 1959: Alexander Field South Wood County Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 5,500 ft / 1,676 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 020° / 200° | yes |
| 12/30 | 3,472 ft / 1,058 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 116° / 296° | yes |
| 18/36 | 2,089 ft / 637 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass | 176° / 356° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,500 ft / 1,676 m | =5,417 of 29,858 | =1,676 in North America | =1,334 in US |
| Elevation | 1,021 ft / 311 m | =17,313 of 43,403 | =7,693 in North America | =6,140 in US |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =3,045 in North America | =2,970 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 126.575 |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 124.400 |
| RDO | GREEN BAY RDO | 122.450 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [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)
- [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/kisw/data