Wild Rose Idlewild Airport
W23 · Wild Rose, Wisconsin · Waushara County · map
Wild Rose Idlewild Airport is a public-use airport owned by the Village of Wild Rose, 2 miles northeast of Wild Rose, Wisconsin, 908 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 2,990 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Wild Rose Idlewild Airport?
Its FAA code is W23.
Where is Wild Rose Idlewild Airport?
It is 2 miles northeast of Wild Rose, Wisconsin, 908 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Wild Rose Idlewild Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 2,990 feet long.
Does Wild Rose Idlewild Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Wild Rose Idlewild Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Celestial Kinetics Flight Academy LLC and Chain O Lakes Flying Club & CO INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wild Rose Idlewild Airport?
4 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 Wild Rose Idlewild Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W23
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Village of Wild Rose
- Elevation
- 908 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1982
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,990 × 100 ft | Grass, fair | Low-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 1,710 × 100 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 09: road on the approach
- Runway 27: road on the approach
- Runway 18: trees on the approach
- Runway 36: trees 69 ft high 387 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Waupaca Municipal (12 nm northeast), Stevens Point Municipal (25 nm northwest), Alexander Field South Wood County (28 nm west), Appleton International (30 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Wautoma Municipal (10 nm south), Waupaca Municipal (12 nm northeast), Stevens Point Municipal (25 nm northwest), Adams County Legion Field (28 nm southwest).
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
- Provided obstructions in runway approach surfaces are removed/lowered or thresholds displaced to provide 20:1 clrnc.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Leased to Wild Rose airport association.
- Runway 09/27 non-standard threshold lghts, do not comply with FAA standard.
- Runway 09 /27 marked with yellow cones.
- Runway 18/36 marked with yellow cones.
- Plowed winter months.
- Closed nov 15 through apr 1.
- Ultralight actvty on and in vicinity of airport.
- Deer and cranes on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Wild Rose from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Wild Rose, Wisconsin: 6 piston singles, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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:
- Celestial Kinetics Flight Academy LLC 6 aircraft · Waupaca, 14 miles away Celestial Kinetics Flight Academy is a Part 61 flight school based at Waupaca Airport (KPCZ) in central Wisconsin.
- Chain O Lakes Flying Club & CO INC 1 aircraft · Waupaca, 14 miles away
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 10 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners.
- Kurt Gross private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wisconsin Rapids, WI (28 nm) · (715) 572-9464 · [email protected]
- 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 (31 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 (31 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 (32 nm) · (920) 540-7502 · [email protected]
All 25 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-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 · 2 since 1982, 0 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 Wild Rose 7 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 1 drones
- Celestial Kinetics Flight Academy LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Chain O Lakes Flying Club & CO INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 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 6,165 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W23.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 26, 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.