Airports near Wausau, WI
17 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Wausau, Wisconsin — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Wausau Downtown (KAUW), 0.9 nm E. Closest public fuel: KAUW (100LL,A+,MOGAS), 0.9 nm. Longest runway: 8,000 ft at KAUW.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Wausau | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAUW | Wausau Downtown Wausau · Airport | 0.9 nm E | Public | 8,000 ft | 100LL,A+,MOGAS | CTAF 122.7 |
| 01WI | Kilo Kilo Aerodrome Wausau · Airport | 3.5 nm SW | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 87WS | Valhalla Mosinee · Airport | 7.0 nm SW | Private | 1,450 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| WS16 | Scherrico Meadows Mosinee · Airport | 8.1 nm SW | Private | 2,525 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KCWA | Central Wisconsin Mosinee · Airport | 8.9 nm S | Public | 7,724 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 119.75 · CTAF 119.75 |
| 56WI | Jaks Field Mosinee · Airport | 9.4 nm S | Private | 1,490 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3WI4 | Flying 'o' Wausau · Airport | 10.4 nm E | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| WI53 | Maguire Field Mosinee · Airport | 13.0 nm SW | Private | 1,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3WI3 | Plover River Airfield Bevent · Airport | 14.0 nm SE | Private | 2,450 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KRRL | Merrill Municipal Merrill · Airport | 16.7 nm N | Public | 5,101 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 122.8 |
| WI87 | Pine River Merrill · Airport | 17.5 nm N | Private | 1,550 ft (soft) | — | — |
| WI00 | Norrie Brook Eland · Airport | 18.0 nm E | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| WN44 | Podeweltz Merrill · Airport | 19.1 nm N | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 5WI5 | Haymeadow Merrill · Airport | 22.0 nm N | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 92WI | Knight Aire Merrill · Airport | 22.3 nm N | Private | 2,880 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 52WI | Johns Field Athens · Airport | 22.4 nm NW | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KSTE | Stevens Point Municipal Stevens Point · Airport | 23.4 nm S | Public | 6,028 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 122.7 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Wausau as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.