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This is a list of airports in Wisconsin (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
The airport was founded in 1941 by Carlyle Godske on roughly 160 acres (65 ha) of land purchased from local businessman J.A. Horlick. For most of its history, the airport was known as Racine-Horlick Field, but on September 5, 1989, the name was changed to John H. Batten Field.
Central Wisconsin Airport opened in 1969 as a centralized commercial airport between Wausau and Stevens Point which each had their own commercial airfields prior to that time. North Central Airlines served the new airport with flights to Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis/St. Paul, some flights making stops at other cities within Wisconsin.
Along with Madison’s Dane County Regional Airport, it is one of two airports in the State of Wisconsin categorized as a small hub. [5] [6] The airport covers 1,638 acres (6.63 km 2) at an elevation of 918 feet (280 m) above sea level. [2] [7] It is the third busiest of eight commercial airports in Wisconsin in terms of passengers served. [3]
Portage Municipal Airport covers an area of 106 acres (43 ha) at an elevation of 825 feet (251 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: the primary runway 18/36 is 3,770 by 60 feet (1,149 x 18 m) and the crosswind runway 4/22 is 2,668 by 40 feet (813 x 12 m).
Cindy Guntly Memorial Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6.1 ha) at an elevation of 784 feet (239 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways: 1/19 is 2,381 by 70 feet (726 x 21 m) with a turf surface; 18/36 is 1,239 by 80 feet (378 x 24 m), also with a turf surface.
Planes at the 2011 Big Foot Airfield Fly-In. Big Foot Airfield, (FAA LID: 7V3) is a privately owned public use airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the central business district of Walworth, a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
On January 29, 1969, a Boeing KC-97, operated by the Wisconsin Air National Guard, crashed just short of the runway on final approach. The weather was foggy with a visibility of a half mile. Four of the 11 people on board were killed and the plane was damaged beyond repair. [71]