KISW — Alexander Fld South Wood County
Wisconsin Rapids, WI · field elevation 1,021 ft · NON-ATCT
KISW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KISW 100254Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP148 T00890028 53008
- Wind
- from 260° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Density altitude
- 500 ft · pressure altitude 991 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 20 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 18 | — | 3 kt from the right |
| 36 | — | 3 kt from the left |
| 02 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 12 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KISW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KISW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.36036, -89.83904
- Elevation
- 1,021 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1249Z / 2237Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Wood, WI
Everything else KISW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,500 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 12/30 | 3,472 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
| 18/36 | 2,089 | 50 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSTE Stevens Point Muni17 nm
- KMFI Marshfield Muni22 nm
- KCWA Central Wisconsin26 nm
- KVOK Volk Fld31 nm
- KAUW Wausau Downtown35 nm
- KPCZ Waupaca Muni35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KISW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Wisconsin airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.