Central Wisconsin Airport

Central Wisconsin Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMarathon and Portage counties
OperatorCentral Wisconsin Joint Airport Board
Serves
LocationMosinee, Wisconsin
OpenedOctober 1969 (1969-10)
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
  Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,277 ft / 389 m
Coordinates44°46′40″N 089°39′57″W / 44.77778°N 89.66583°W / 44.77778; -89.66583
Websitewww.fly-cwa.org
Maps

FAA airport diagram
CWA
Location of airport in Wisconsin
CWA
CWA (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 March 2025 except where noted)
Passenger volume165,470
Departing passengers83,000
Scheduled flights1,883
Cargo (lb.)368k
Aircraft operations (2022)13,592
Based aircraft (2024)27

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. 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. It is the fifth busiest of eight commercial airports in Wisconsin in terms of passengers served.

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.