Central Wisconsin Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Marathon and Portage Counties | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Central Wisconsin Joint Airport Board | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Wausau, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
Location | Mosinee, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,277 ft / 389 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°46′39″N 089°40′00″W / 44.77750°N 89.66667°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.fly-cwa.org | ||||||||||||||
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Location of airport in Wisconsin / United States | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations (2016) | 12,687 |
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Based aircraft (2017) | 23 |
Central Wisconsin Airport (IATA: CWA, ICAO: KCWA, FAA LID: CWA), referred to as "C-Way", is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Mosinee, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is owned by Marathon County and Portage County. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
The airport serves the cities of Marshfield, Stevens Point, Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids, tourism communities in northern Wisconsin, and the smaller exurbs of Bevent, Five Corners, Hatley and Rosholt. It is 10 miles (16 km) south-southeast of Granite Peak Ski Area, located in Rib Mountain State Park.
Central Wisconsin Airport covers an area of 1,800 acres (730 ha) at an elevation of 1,277 feet (389 m) above mean sea level. It contains two concrete paved runways: 8/26 measuring 7,648 x 150 ft (2,331 x 46 m) and 17/35 measuring 6,501 x 150 ft (1,982 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2016, the airport had 12,687 operations, an average of 35 aircraft operations per day: 64% scheduled commercial, 35% general aviation and 1% military. In March 2017, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 17 single-engine, 4 multi-engine and 2 jet aircraft.