Appleton International
ATW · KATW · Appleton, Wisconsin · Outagamie County · map
Appleton International is a public-use airport owned by Outagamie County, 3 miles west of Appleton, Wisconsin, 918 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 8,003 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KATW · observed 2:45 pm CDT (19:45 UTC), 51 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (220°) at 18 knots, gusting to 28
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.82 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:31 pm CDT (17:31 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KATW 061945Z 22018G28KT 10SM SCT060 SCT120 23/07 A2982
TAF KATW 061731Z 0618/0718 22012G21KT P6SM SCT250 FM070100 23011G17KT P6SM SCT120 WS020/26040KT FM070600 29006KT P6SM SKC FM071700 28009G16KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ATW · ICAO KATW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Outagamie County
- Elevation
- 918 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 5:30 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1965
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 8,003 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 6,502 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 56 ft high 2,400 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 62 ft high 2,600 ft from the end
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 57 ft high 2,800 ft from the end
- Runway 30: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.6 | Appleton |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.15 | Appleton |
| Ground | 121.7 | Appleton |
| Appleton and center (remote transmitter) · Approach and departure Low | 126.3 | Appleton |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 920-832-2597.
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Aircraft registered in Appleton from the FAA register
123 aircraft are registered to owners in Appleton, Wisconsin: 58 piston singles, 32 airliners and large jets, 9 piston twins, 7 business jets, 5 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When the control tower closed high-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 preset on low intst; to incr intst and activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 03, 30; runway end identifier lights runway 12, 21; PAPI runway 12; high-intensity runway lights runway 03/21, 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Operates continuously.
- Operates continuously. PAPI restricted beyond 8.5 degrees right of course.
- Operates continuously.
- Birds and migratory waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Snow removal operations in progress winter months. Vehicle operators will be monitoring the common traffic frequency; aircraft landing/departure Appleton should use the common traffic frequency when the control tower closed.
- Periodic live fire training south side of airport.
- Commercial ramp deicing pads are available for live eng run open drg deicing.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.