Central Wisconsin Airport

Central Wisconsin Airport
IATA: CWA ICAO: KCWA FAA LID: CWA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Marathon and Portage counties
Operator	Central Wisconsin Joint Airport Board
Serves	Stevens Point, Wisconsin Wausau, Wisconsin
Location	Mosinee, Wisconsin
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,277 ft / 389 m
Coordinates	44°46′40″N 089°39′57″W / 44.77778°N 89.66583°W / 44.77778; -89.66583
Website	www.fly-cwa.org
Maps
FAA airport diagram
CWA Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin CWA CWA (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 7,723 2,354 Concrete 17/35 6,501 1,982 Concrete
Statistics (12 months ending July 2024 except where noted)
Passenger volume 185,000 Departing passengers 93,180 Scheduled flights 2,022 Cargo (lb.) 342k Aircraft operations (2022) 13,592 Based aircraft (2024) 27
Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] BTS[2]

Central Wisconsin Airport (IATA: CWA, ICAO: KCWA, FAA LID: CWA), referred to as "C-Way", is a public airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southeast of the central business district of Mosinee, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is owned by Marathon County and Portage County.^[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.^[3] It is the fifth busiest of eight commercial airports in Wisconsin in terms of passengers served.^[2]

The airport serves a large swath of Central and North Central Wisconsin including cities such as Marshfield, Stevens Point, Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids, as well as several tourism communities. It is 10 miles (16 km) south-southeast of Granite Peak Ski Area, located in Rib Mountain State Park.