Taylor County
MDZ · KMDZ · Medford, Wisconsin · Taylor County · map
Taylor County is a public-use airport owned by Taylor County, 3 miles southeast of Medford, Wisconsin, 1,478 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 6,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KMDZ · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 74°F (24°C), dew point 51°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.74 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 KMDZ 062155Z AUTO 22011G17KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A2974 RMK AO2 T02350106 PWINO
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 MDZ · ICAO KMDZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Taylor County
- Elevation
- 1,478 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1965
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 16/34 | 4,435 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Mdz and aWOS-3 | 119.025 | |
| Mosinee and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.4 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 715-678-6030.
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 Medford from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Medford, Wisconsin: 24 piston singles, 4 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 · 1 since 1982, 0 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
- For take off on runway 34 left turn after 1000 feet 'AGL.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 09, 27 and 34; PAPI runway 09, 27, 16 and 34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 preset to low sunset to sunrise; to incr intst and activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service fuel available H24 via credit card.
- Seasonal birds 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.