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KISW · Alexander Field South Wood County Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KISW FAA ISW Elev 1,021 ft Lat 44° 21.62' N Lon 89° 50.34' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 020° 5,500 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.18%
20 200° 5,500 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.18%
11 116° 3,640 ft 50 ft ASP Yes —
29 296° 3,640 ft 50 ft ASP Yes —
18 176° 2,072 ft 50 ft GRE No 0.00%
36 356° 2,072 ft 50 ft GRE No 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 126.575
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 124.400
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KISW on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 13 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02 and 20; PAPI Rwy 02, 20 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02 and 20; PAPI Rwy 02, 20 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02 and 20; PAPI Rwy 02, 20 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt REIL Rwy 02 and 20; PAPI Rwy 02, 20 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2330Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2330Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·404 WISCONSIN WISCONSIN RAPIDS ALEXANDER FLD SOUTH WOOD CO (ISW)(KISW) 1 S UTC–6(–5DT) N44º21.62´ W89º50.34´ 1021 B NOTAM FILE ISW RWY 02–20: H5500X100 (ASPH) S–40, D–60 MIRL RWY 02: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H3470X60 (ASPH) S–12, D–20 MIRL RWY 30: PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: 2072X50 (TURF)
  • ·Aft hrs svc call 715–741–2144.
  • ·Ultralight acft oprg on & invof arpt. 24 hr self svc fuel avbl with credit card.
  • ·Rwy end 18 and Rwy end 36 mkd with yellow metal triangles.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (715) 423-0330
  • ·ASOS 126.575 (715) 421–2120.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 WISCONSIN RAPIDS RCO 122.2 (GREEN BAY RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·DELLS (VH) (H) VORTAC 117.0 DLL Chan 117 N43º33.05´ W89º45.82´ 353º 48.7 NM to fld. 1023/3E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 008º–122º byd 40 NM 103º–114º byd 30 NM blo 17,000´ 135º–148º byd 40 NM 165º–290º byd 40 NM 291º–301º byd 108 NM blo 14,500´ 291º–301º byd 123 NM 291º–301º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 302º–312º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 313º–323º byd 40 NM blo 3,500´ 313º–323º byd 66 NM 335º–339º byd 40 NM WITTMAN RGNL (See OSHKOSH on page 378) GREEN BAY H–2K, L–28G IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

2

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,134 ops in 1995

2024 total

11,550

10-yr total

108,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 9% · GA 91% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=7

  • Other 6
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2000-02-21 Cessna 150H · Other · VMC · day →
1989-06-18 Cessna 150L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-02-09 Piper PA-28R-180 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-09-19 Piper PA-32R-300 · Other · IMC · night →
1986-04-20 DAY SKYBOLT DB · Other · VMC · day →
1985-10-19 Cessna 172 M · Other · day →
1984-12-22 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Kurt Gross Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Shane Robert Lehman Clintonville WI 49 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Merrill WI 50 nm
Andrew Wallace Ferguson Oshkosh WI 59 nm
Michael Ford Oshkosh WI 59 nm
Richard Lowell Hanusa Oshkosh WI 59 nm
Sean Eric Elliott Oshkosh WI 59 nm
Marshall David Crandall Menasha WI 61 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 76 nm
James Orlow Notstad Madison WI 78 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Richard John Rodencal Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Kurt Robert Gross Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Donna Maria Adamczak Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Kyle James Anderson Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Jeffrey Scott Christensen Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Nicholas Paul Digrazia Nekoosa WI 4 nm
Daniel Bruce Norrgran Plover WI 14 nm
Ryan David Ladick Plover WI 14 nm
Ryan Thomas Koch Plover WI 14 nm
Chad Anthony Eckhardt Junction City WI 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Allan Eugene Bernette Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Richard Arden Jorgensen Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Joseph C Zurawski Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
William Xavier Taylor Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Gregory Andrew Repinski Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Randall Lee Williams Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 nm
Joshua Curtis Schoechert Nekoosa WI 4 nm
Kajon Hunter Oltesvig Nekoosa WI 4 nm
Kenneth Wayne Grosskreutz Vesper WI 9 nm
Christopher Joseph Groshek Pittsville WI 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 60 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 93 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 106 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 114 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 114 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 120 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 124 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 134 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 135 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 146 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.