Appleton International Airport
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| IATA: ATW – ICAO: KATW – FAA LID: ATW | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Outagamie County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Appleton, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Greenville, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 918 ft / 280 m | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | ATWairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Appleton International Airport (IATA: ATW, ICAO: KATW, FAA LID: ATW), formerly Outagamie County Regional Airport,[2] is an airport located in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States, just west of Appleton in the town of Greenville. It is the fourth-busiest commercial airport in Wisconsin.[1]
It is the main base of privately owned regional airline Air Wisconsin and was the original home of Midwest Airlines. Midwest Airlines grew out of Kimberly-Clark subsidiary K-C Aviation. K-C Aviation is now part of Gulfstream Aerospace.[citation needed]
Green Bay's airport, Austin Straubel International Airport in Ashwaubenon, is about 25 miles (40 km) northeast.
The airport also attracts people heading back and forth between the EAA's AirVenture, Air Academy and other programs.
Contents
History
The airport opened with one runway (5200-ft runway 12) around 1965.
In 1933 Appleton's airport was George A Whiting Field,[3] three miles south of town; by 1936 the municipal airport had opened northeast of town on the south side of US 41, southeast of the intersection at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. In the 1950s and when it closed it had a 3750-ft paved runway; North Central DC-3s landed there after 1958-59.[citation needed]
Facilities
The airport covers 1,638 acres (6.63 km2) at an elevation of 918 feet (280 m).[1] It has 2 concrete runways:
- Runway 3/21: 8,002 x 150 ft (2,439 x 46 m.), Surface: Concrete, ILS/DME equipped, with approved GPS and VOR/DME approaches.
- Runway 12/30: 6,501 x 150 ft (1,982 x 46 m.), Surface: Concrete, ILS/DME equipped, with approved GPS approaches. [1]
In 2013 the airport had 33,994 aircraft operations, average 93 per day: 64% general aviation, 29% air taxi, 7% commercial airline and <1% military. In 2015, there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 50 single-engine, 17 multi-engine and 4 jet. [1]
Terminal
The airport added a new ground level seven-gate concourse in 2000 and renovated the existing passenger terminal, which was designed by architect Paul W. Powers. The architectural theme was representative of the river flowing through the historic paper manufacturing region.
The terminal was built in 1974, with expansions in 1983, 1990, and 1998.[4] The terminal underwent its most extensive renovation and expansion to date in 2001. The new 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) gate area included more spacious seating areas with natural lighting, in floor heating, new passenger paging system, and five aircraft boarding bridges; a 6th bridge for larger planes was added later.[5] It cost $10.7 million and was designed by Mead & Hunt, Inc.[6]
The terminal has 7 gates; numbered 2-8; the layout can best be explained by looking at the Terminal map
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations | Gate(s) |
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| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Orlando/Sanford, Phoenix/Mesa, St.Petersburg/Clearwater | 6 |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta Seasonal: Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
5,7 |
| Delta Connection | Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul | 3,5,7 |
| United Express | Chicago-O'Hare | 4 |
Gates 2 & 8 are unused on a regular basis and are just used for charters and as back-up
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| FedEx Express and FedEx Feeder [7] | Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Indianapolis |
On occasion some other airports are served
Old Glory Honor Flights
ATW holds the Old Glory Honor Flights for the Fox cities area. The Old Glory Honor Flights have been bringing veterans from World War II and the Korean war to see their memorials in Washington. [8]
Top domestic destinations
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | 54,000 | Delta |
| 2 | Chicago (O'Hare), Illinois | 53,000 | United |
| 2 | Detroit, Michigan | 53,000 | Delta |
| 4 | Atlanta, Georgia | 48,000 | Delta |
| 5 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 16,000 | Allegiant |
| 6 | Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona | 15,000 | Allegiant |
| 7 | Orlando-Sanford, Florida | 14,000 | Allegiant |
Renaming
In 1983 the county board rejected a proposal to change the name to "Fox Cities Metro Airport", and three more name change efforts failed between 2003 and 2011.[10]
In February 2014 the Outagamie County Board voted[11] to rename the airport "Appleton International Airport".
The name Appleton International Airport was officially implemented on August 21, 2015, during the 50th birthday celebration of the Airport[12]
Nearby airports
- Austin Straubel International Airport - Green Bay (in Ashwaubenon)
- Wittman Regional Airport - Oshkosh (presently no commercial flights)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 FAA Airport Master Record for ATW (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2015-04-19.
- ↑ Outagamie County airport goes international
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.atwairport.com/index.php/news-a-blog/atw-news/17-terminal-is-debt-free.html
- ↑ [Outagamie County Regional Airport terminal expansion]
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ cite web |title= (Old Glory Honor Flights) |url=http://www.oldgloryhonorflight.org/
- ↑ cite web |title=Appleton Outagamie County Regional (ATW) Summary Statistics|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=ATW&Airport_Name=Appleton, WI: Outagamie County Regional&carrier=FACTS
- ↑ http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014302250412
- ↑ http://www.outagamie.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=27420
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Official website
- Outagamie County Regional Airport PDF from the Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ATW, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KATW
- ASN accident history for ATW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KATW
- FAA current ATW delay information
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