Alexander Field South Wood County
ISW · KISW · Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin · Wood County · map
Alexander Field South Wood County is a public-use airport, 1 mile south of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 1,021 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 5,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KISW · observed 8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC), 402 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 56°F (13°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KISW 061354Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01330072
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 ISW · ICAO KISW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,021 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1959
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 3,472 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 2,089 × 50 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 02: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 15 ft high 250 ft from the end
- Runway 20: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 68 ft high 1,560 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Mosinee and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.4 | |
| Isw and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.575 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 715-740-7476.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Wisconsin Rapids from the FAA register
43 aircraft are registered to owners in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin: 29 piston singles, 8 drones, 3 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 · 7 since 1982, 2 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
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 preset to low sunset to sunrise, to incr intst and activate runway end identifier lights runway 02 and 20; PAPI runway 02, 20 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Also village of port edwards; town of grand Rapids, city of nekoosa.
- 24 hour self service fuel available with credit card.
- Marked with yellow metal triangles.
- Marked with yellow metal triangles.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Ultralight aircraft operating on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.