Shawano Municipal (KEZS), Wisconsin
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Shawano Municipal (KEZS) is a non-towered, public-use airport in Shawano, Wisconsin, with a single paved runway pair and no on-field customs service. Business aviation traffic is light and seasonal, with the nearest customs facility located at Green Bay, roughly 26 nautical miles away.
Runways
Shawano Municipal has three runways. The longest, ALL/WAY, is 12,000 ft long and 1,000 ft wide, with a water surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Shawano Municipal has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Shawano Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Green Bay / Austin Straubel International (KGRB), 26 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Shawano Municipal recorded 160 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KEZS concentrates in the summer months, peaking in August and September, with far fewer operations recorded from November through March.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 31 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Shawano Municipal averages 3.1 days above 90°F in July, 30.4 freeze days in January and 4.4 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 81.2°F, and January the coldest, at 24.1°F.
Weather station is 2.9 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Shawano Municipal has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Green Bay Approach. When Approach is closed, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Runway 30 REIL and MIRL for runways 12/30 and 17/35 are pilot-activated on CTAF. The PAPI on runway 30 operates continuously. From sunset to sunrise, MIRL on runway 12/30 is preset to low intensity; increase intensity via CTAF.
Waterfowl and deer are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours a day with credit card.
The PAPI is unusable beyond 9 degrees left of centerline.
The seaplane base is closed from early November through early May. A beaching ramp and tie-downs are available, with conditions as reported by the airport manager.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Shawano Municipal has five airfields within 34 NM. The closest is Clintonville Municipal (KCLI), 12.75 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KEZS
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KEZS.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jet A fuel available at KEZS?
Shawano Municipal (KEZS) stocks 100LL only; Jet A is not available. The self-service 100LL pump operates 24 hours a day and accepts credit cards.
Is KEZS a towered airport?
KEZS, Shawano Municipal, is non-towered. Field attendance runs Monday through Friday from 0800 to 1630 local, with on-call coverage on weekends, so pilots should use CTAF for lighting and traffic coordination outside those hours.
What runways are available at Shawano Municipal?
Shawano Municipal (KEZS) has two paved asphalt runways: 12/30 at 3,901 by 75 feet, and 17/35 at 2,225 by 60 feet. A seaplane base is also listed on the field, closed from early November through early May.