Airports / Wisconsin / MDF
Taylor County Airport
KMDZ / MDFMedford, WisconsinELEV 1,478 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#11 / 44
Wisconsin airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 5 Google ratings — ranked against 44 rated WI fields.
31 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Taylor County Airport (KMDZ / MDF) is a general aviation field serving Medford, Wisconsin. The field lies at an elevation of 1,478 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
MDF has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW, 31 nm), Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA, 33 nm), and Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI, 48 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MDF vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MDF, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KMDZ
IATA
MDF
FAA / Local
MDZ
Elevation
1,478 ft
Coordinates
45.1010° N · 90.3033° 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 1,478 ft, MDF sits higher than 86% 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.
- 31nmAUWWausau Downtown AirportWausau
- 33nmCWACentral Wisconsin AirportMosinee
- 48nmRHIRhinelander Oneida County AirportRhinelander
- 52nmEAUChippewa Valley Regional AirportEau Claire
- 70nmVOKVolk FieldCamp Douglas
- 73nmHYRSawyer County AirportHayward
Location
Open the full mapKMDZ · Taylor County Airport · Medford, WI
From the ramp
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