Airports / Wisconsin / PRW
Prentice Airport
PRWPrentice, WisconsinELEV 1,578 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Prentice, Wisconsin, Prentice Airport (PRW) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 1,578 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into PRW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI, 34 nm), Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW, 46 nm), and Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA, 52 nm).
Charter pricing from PRW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under WI40. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Prentice.
Field capability
ICAO
K5N2
IATA
PRW
FAA / Local
5N2
Elevation
1,578 ft
Coordinates
45.5383° N · 90.2760° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs WI fields
state range 651–1,642 ft
At 1,578 ft, PRW sits higher than 91% of the 44 Wisconsin fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 34nmRHIRhinelander Oneida County AirportRhinelander
- 46nmAUWWausau Downtown AirportWausau
- 52nmCWACentral Wisconsin AirportMosinee
- 57nmHYRSawyer County AirportHayward
- 60nmIWDGogebic Iron County AirportIronwood
- 65nmEAUChippewa Valley Regional AirportEau Claire
Location
Open the full mapK5N2 · Prentice Airport · Prentice, WI
From the ramp
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