Appleton International continues to see rapid growth

The Appleton International Airport reported yesterday that it is the fastest-growing airport in Wisconsin with a 14% increase in passengers from 2022 to 2023. Nearly one million passengers used the airport for air travel last year.

Airport Director Abe Weber says Area residents are supporting nonstop flights because air travel is more convenient through Appleton. The airport was recently awarded $3.42 million from the Federal Aviation Administration for its concourse expansion project which will help fund passenger boarding bridges construction, a solar/sustainability project, and more mechanical equipment. The expansion is expected to be complete in 2025.

This isn’t a sudden growth spurt however. In 2018 the airport was named the 4th fastest growing airport in the nation. The airport opened in 1965.