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South Wood County Airport

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was based at the field and was used for company business and community events. During World War II, the airfield saw service as a National Guard station and POW camp for German prisoners. In 1961 the ownership was transferred to Wood County.
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Nathanial Shuda (31 August 2013). "Alexander Field marks 85th anniversary South Wood County airport once deemed largest in the state, housed POWs during World War II".
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Wings Air Charter LLC provides aircraft charter, flight instruction, and aircraft rental at Alexander Field. They also have hangar space for most size aircraft.
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For the 12-month period ending June 11, 2024, the airport had 11,550 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 91%
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subsidiary Tri-Cities Airways in October 1928 and named after its executive John Alexander. Governor
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Runway 12/30: 3,470 by 60 feet (1,058 x 18 m), asphalt, approved NDB approach.
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opened the airport with an airshow that featured air-to-air refueling. A
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The airport is owned and operated by the City of Wisconsin Rapids, the
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Runway 2/20: 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m), asphalt, GPS,
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located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the
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IATA
ICAO
FAA
LID
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Time zone
CST
UTC−06:00
DST
UTC−05:00
AMSL
Coordinates
44°21′37″N 089°50′21″W / 44.36028°N 89.83917°W / 44.36028; -89.83917
South Wood County Airport
ISW is located in Wisconsin
ISW is located in the United States
Runways
Direction
Federal Aviation Administration
IATA
ICAO
FAA
LID
airport
central business district
Wisconsin Rapids
Wood County
Wisconsin
Village of Port Edwards

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