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Wild Rose Idlewild Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: W23
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Village of Wild Rose
Serves	Wild Rose, Wisconsin
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	908 ft / 277 m
Coordinates	44°11′52″N 089°13′04″W / 44.19778°N 89.21778°W / 44.19778; -89.21778
Map
W23 Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin W23 W23 (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 2,990 911 Turf 18/36 1,695 517 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021) 1,500 Based aircraft (2024) 17
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2]

Wild Rose Idlewild Airport, (FAA LID: W23) is a public use airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the central business district of Wild Rose, a village in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1]

Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned W23 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.^[2]

The airport does not have scheduled airline service, the closest airport with scheduled airline service is Appleton International Airport, about 35 miles (56 km) to the east.

Wild Rose Idlewild Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) at an elevation of 908 feet (277 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 2,990 by 100 feet (911 x 30 m) with a turf surface and 18/36 is 1,695 by 100 feet (517 x 30 m) also with a turf surface.^[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2021, the airport had 1,500 aircraft operations, an average of 4 per day; all general aviation. In July 2024, there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 11 single-engine and 6 ultralight.^[1]

• List of airports in Wisconsin

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for W23
  • AirNav airport information for W23
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for W23