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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 74 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 10 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 49,295 takeoffs and landings a year. About 518,738 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Appleton International?
Its FAA code is ATW, and its ICAO code is KATW.
Where is Appleton International?
It is 3 miles west of Appleton, Wisconsin, 918 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Appleton International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 03/21, is 8,003 feet long.
Does Appleton International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Appleton International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Appleton International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Detroit Metro Wayne County, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Denver International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Appleton International?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Fox Valley Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Appleton International?
3 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Appleton International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Wittman Regional (17 nm south), Waupaca Municipal (22 nm west), Green Bay/Austin Straubel International (22 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Wisconsin · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 9,165 departures from ATW in those twelve months, carrying 672,862 passengers in 824,631 seats (82% filled), to 62 destinations (1 abroad) on 16 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton International → Chicago O'Hare International ATW–ORD | 3,552 | 144,795 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air, GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a... and 2 more |
| Appleton International → Detroit Metro Wayne County ATW–DTW | 1,112 | 63,617 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc. |
| Appleton International → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain ATW–MSP | 1,050 | 65,900 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc., Sun Country Airlines... and 1 more |
| Appleton International → Dallas-Fort Worth International ATW–DFW | 415 | 27,363 | Envoy Air |
| Appleton International → Denver International ATW–DEN | 410 | 36,051 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc., Allegiant Air and 1 more |
| Appleton International → Charlotte/Douglas International ATW–CLT | 379 | 23,901 | Envoy Air, PSA Airlines Inc. |
| Appleton International → Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International ATW–ATL | 358 | 45,300 | Delta Air Lines Inc. |
| Appleton International → Phoenix ATW–AZA | 259 | 41,064 | Allegiant Air |
All 62 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 50 |
| multi-engine | 17 |
| jets | 7 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 49,295, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 9,230 |
| air taxi and commuter | 9,114 |
| general aviation, travelling | 16,807 |
| general aviation, local | 14,041 |
| military | 103 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Fox Valley Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Appleton Wisconsin Fox River Flyers is a member-owned and operated non-profit flying club in Southeast Wisconsin that has been operating for over thirty years.
Charter operators and airlines based in Appleton:
- Maxair, LLC 9 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Appleton:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 10 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners.
- Michael Ford private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fox Valley Technical College · Oshkosh, WI (17 nm) · (262) 607-2744 · [email protected]
- Richard Lowell Hanusa private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oshkosh, WI (17 nm) · (920) 379-6187 · [email protected]
- Shane Robert Lehman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Clintonville, WI (23 nm) · (920) 540-7502 · [email protected]
All 24 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Appleton 123 aircraft · 58 piston singles, 32 airliners and large jets, 9 piston twins
- Air Wisconsin Airlines LLC 32 aircraft in town
- Maxair LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Cli Aerospace LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Red Eagle Drones LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Maxair, LLC 9 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Fox Valley Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Ducommun Labarge Technologies, Incorporated · repair station
- Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corporation · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 3,552 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 1,112 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 1,050 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 415 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air
- Denver International (DEN) 410 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 379 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, PSA Airlines Inc.
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 358 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Phoenix (AZA) 259 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 17 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,619 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Wisconsin 123 landing places
- Wisconsin 6,164 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ATW.json.
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 27, 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.