South Wood County Airport , also known as Alexander Field, is a public use airport

Airport

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 located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Wisconsin Rapids

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,435 at the 2000 census.According to the 2010 census, the Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan area was home to 54,362 people...

, a city in Wood County, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, United States

United States

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The airport is owned and operated by the City of Wisconsin Rapids, the Village of Port Edwards

Port Edwards, Wisconsin

Port Edwards is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,944 at the 2000 census. The village is located northeast and adjacent to the Town of Port Edwards.- Geography :...

, the Town of Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Wisconsin

Grand Rapids is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,801 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Kellner is located partially in the town.-Geography:...

 and the City of Nekoosa

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Nekoosa is a city in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Its name derives from the Ho-Chunk word, "Nakrusa" which translates to "running water." The population was 2,590 at the 2000 census...

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Facilities and aircraft

South Wood County Airport covers an area of 435 acres (176 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 1,021 feet (311 m) above mean sea level. It has three runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s:

• Runway 2/20: 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m), asphalt, SDF
  Simplified Directional Facility
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   equipped
• Runway 11/29: 3,640 by 50 feet (1,109 x 15 m), asphalt
• Runway 18/36: 2,100 by 50 feet (640 x 15 m), turf
• Wisconsin Rapids (ISW) non-directional beacon
  Non-directional beacon
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  , 215 kHz, is located on field.

For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2006, the airport had 16,130 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 91% general aviation

General aviation

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, 9% air taxi

Air taxi

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 and <1% military

Military aviation

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. At that time there were 49 aircraft based at this airport: 65% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 4% multi-engine and 31% ultralight.

External links

at Wisconsin DOT Airports Directory

• Wings Air Charter, the airport's fixed base operator
  Fixed base operator
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   (FBO)
• Aerial photo as of 27 April 1998 from USGS The National Map