This is another rating where a half star would be nice (thanks Yelp). While the airport doesn't deserve a "5", I'd like to give it 4.5. It is easy to get to the airport from anywhere in the Fox Valley. When you enter the property, it is well marked to assist you in getting to your long term parking lot, short term parking lot or to the terminal. Upon entry into the main terminal it is always clean and is laid out in a user friendly manner. They even offer valet parking, at reasonable prices, near the main entrance! You have several airlines operating out of the airport. Their areas are well marked and generally staffed well. TSA always seems well staffed and does their thankless job efficiently. Once inside, the newly remodeled (gates added) gate area, you have several choices for beverages and food. There are areas to relax, areas for nursing mothers and some room to simply stretch your legs. Bathroom areas are always clean and well designed. The whole gate area is visually appealing. My only gripe has been with luggage. Several different times, it has taken quite awhile for luggage pickup. It is probably staffing related but can be annoying when returning from a long travel day. It is definitely nice to have this growing airport located in the Fox Valley! read more

Well, I didn't even know this small city had an international airport, but it does. I made the mistake of flying into here from Houston instead of just flying into Milwaukee and driving. During bad weather, that's not a good idea as both inbound and outbound flights were delayed or cancelled on my particular trip. I spent 2 extra overnights in cities I hadn't planned to stay and had to fly to Denver just to get back home. The airport is small of course and on a single level. The rental car area is a separate small building but near where a typical rental car area is in these small airports. Once inside security..you have only 2 options for drinks and food. There is also a coffee kiosk. The beer garden at the end of the single concourse is always closed, so good luck going there. The restrooms were clean. Going through TSA was a breeze and all staff I encountered were super friendly which was a nice change of pace from the big city airports. read more

American Airlines was a great airline for the travel assistance and care of passengers and their families.

This place has had a major facelift, and welcome to the 20th century. Nice rustic feel, with bars and food service inside the terminal. I do miss the little gift shop they used to have when you entered, that sold the cheese curds.. read more

Easy drop off and pick up. Rental car offices directly outside. Easy peasy security. Two restaurants in the terminal. Lots of little shops and grab and goes. Teeny tiny airport for the win! read more

This is a convenient little airport, but currently the construction is obnoxious. Getting in the weekend flights is nuts with the traffic flow. Departing during the week is very easy. read more

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Cute and convenient airport. Serves only one or two flights at a time, it's never really busy. Parking is reasonable, check in is a breeze, security and TSA so much nicer than at O'hare or other hubs. The downsides of smaller airports is that there aren't any real choices for food, next time I'm going to bring a bag lunch with me. Also, there's no place to buy a newspaper, so if you're a relic from the 20th century like me, bring your reading material with. read more

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This airport is cute and small. I would've given it 5 stars had it not been for the fact that it was under some construction when entering and exiting, my plane landed but it had to wait for an open space to park to let us out, and that the car rental is not connected to the airport...you need to go outside of the airport and walk to the car rental area. Most airports have the car rental connected. Other than that, I enjoy that it is not over crowded and you can have a place to sit. read more

Staff was nice enough but terrible "restaurant" Central Kitchen Bar. Over cooked egg w/ under cooked bacon on a burnt hamburger bun. The coffee was lightly flavored water at best and their only other option for coffee was out of order. Save your money on this overrated underperforming place! read more

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What a nice and inviting airport! The renovations look amazing. The seating area is nice and unique. This was a very nice experience. read more

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Never waiting in line and very kind TSA workers make my day! Thanks Appleton!! Always a place to sit and charge my phone. Clean, even when they are under construction. read more

This is a convenient little airport. I flew in here in 2021 to visit friends in Appleton and I really liked how compact and efficient it was. Flying in was easy and flying out was easy too. The lines moved quickly and there are only a handful of gates so you can get to your plane quickly. There was plenty of seats in the boarding areas but not many amenities open, but I am guessing that's due to Covid. One note, friends that fly from Appleton to Chicago frequently often get stuck so as if one flight gets delayed, it causes problems that have a ripple effect so that's why I can't give it more stars. read more

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I like that it's small but there is a lot of incompetence at this airport. I'd also met the rudest TSA agent I've ever encountered in my life. this old blond lady actually got off on stressing me out about my flight. I hope you give your employees healthcare because this woman needs some mental health care. I have experienced multiple times of pilots not being able to get ahold of anyone so we are literally trapped in the plane waiting for the airport staff. I can't imagine how frustrated airlines get with this place. Also how are there not techs at the airport? that's scary to me that there isn't even one. We had an issue with our plane and they had to drive from Green Bay! please do better for the pilots and staff. and get that one lady on some Prozac! read more

I think their customer service is under performing and very inconsistent. There are more delays from this place than any airport I have been at, for the love of god please have working deice machines. Why does it take so long to get luggage once we land? The last flight coming back from ATL seems to struggle to get bags to baggage pick up under 35 min.. I would look at Green Bay and Milwaukee before ATW. read more

It's a small airport, but it gets the job done just fine. I used to fly out of here when I lived in the area and didn't remember it being so small. But, after living in Chicago and frequenting O'Hare and Midway, I guess my perspective changed. I flew in and out of here recently to visit family (it was cheaper than a rental car), and being a small airport has it benefits. We landed and just a couple minutes later we were at the gate. A few minutes later, I was out the front door catching my ride. It's pretty convenient. Flying out, there was absolutely no line at TSA, and the agents I dealt with were extra friendly. There are only a few gates, but everything is clearly marked. I didn't see a whole lot of food options, but there were a couple of vending machine style options. There was one restaurant that appeared to be a brewpub of sorts? I didn't look too closely but it seemed like a viable option if you wanted a true meal and a place to sit down. If you're just flying in and out, the small size makes it super convenient. If you were to get stuck here or have a long layover/wait, I could see it getting a bit dull. But overall, it's a solid option for northeast Wisconsin! read more

I fly out of this place 29 times a year and about 29 times a year my flight is delayed trying to leave here. With the expansion, things are only getting worse. read more

Small airport with lots of parking. Very convenient with rental car counters nearby. A good airport. read more

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When I can't get a direct flight out of Milwaukee, I always check ATW to see if there is something comparable. Sometimes it's only a few bucks more so I fly out of Appleton. It's closer to home, and parking is much cheaper! It's also nice because you can usually go through TSA without even breaking your stride! (Almost)! Clean, friendly and you don't have to walk very far from parking lot to gate. Plus you can literally show up to check in 15 minutes before your fly starts to board. read more

60 plus mins waiting for bags off flight at 430 on a Wednesday. 250 people milling around a room with zero bags. Terrible management of labor and people. Whoever is in charge of baggage handlers should find a new gig. Please fix your labor problem. Won't be flying allegiant anymore. read more

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Such a cute little airport, I could almost pinch its cheek (but that might probably be considered unwanted touching). Clean terminals, efficient and friendly staff, inexpensive and convenient parking. Arrived 55 minutes before my flight, parked in the long term lot, checked a bag, and was thru security with 45 minutes still to go til flight time. TSA pre-check is almost unnecessary here. Basically, ATW is GRB's twin sister. read more

I've had better experiences with passenger pick up at third world airports than I did at ATW. We arrived with no luggage so went right to the pickup area and ordered an Uber. The Driver was only five minutes out but stuck in traffic at the airport entrance. I had to physically direct traffic, with my CPAP over my shoulder, to try to get traffic moving so the Uber could make it to the terminal to pick up my wife. Asking drivers why they were parking on the terminal driveway instead of the cell lot several answered that the fight had landed but their passenger hadn't received their luggage yet. My response to them was you needed to wait in the cell lot until your passenger had their bags. There was a complete absence of traffic control in the three lanes of driveway at the pickup area. I expected more from the ATW airport. What a disappointment. read more

Very simple, easy and fast friendly service. 30 min flight from Ohare makes it super convenient as well. read more

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This is the worst airport I have ever been in. yes it's small. It's right in my hometown easy to get around but the workers are very rude and let me tell you if they decide to close the airport down. They will and cancle all flights. They do not care. No matter how many are coming in. If you're all coming in for the NFL draft, you better pick a different airport you might not get there in time or you might not get your luggage either. Go to Milwaukee read more

They say you can take a carry on and then they check your carry on. My flight here resulted in the same scenario and they lost my bag till the next day. Luckily my bag arrived the next day before my next flight. You get what you pay for and the staff at the gate could care less. If you want to be treated as a second class citizen, choose American air lines. I also upgraded my connection flight paid extra for preferred seating. It made no difference. delta is much better read more

Cute but a bad experience for us First the de-icer truck literally ran into our plane so we. Plus not use that aircraft Then on the next flight we were put in the de-icer truck ran out of solution not once- but twice We have been sitting on the is plane for almost four hours Totally INCOMPETENT!!!! read more

Appleton airport is very small and very easy to navigate. You are often told to be at the airport 2 hours in advance, but at this airport I'd imagine that just one would be enough. I was able to check in and get through security in under 10 minutes. The process was very smooth and very easy. All flights are out of the same departure hall and they have less than 10 gates. There are no long distances to walk and no real way to get confused at this airport. There is a large cafe before security and there is a smaller cafe/restaurant just after going through security. A lot of airports are extortionate with food prices, but I was able to get a decent burger and fries here for around $10. They also have a few vending machines. Everything was very clean. Would definitely fly in and out if here again if given the chance. read more

This is a really nice and modern airport, smaller and nicer to navigate. The main entrance of the airport is completely shut down and there is major construction that is requiring an alternate and very much smaller access entrance to this airport. We do recommend that you arrive to the airport at two hours prior to departure as the TSA is very slow due to the COVID-19 and lowered staffing levels. read more

So small and petite. Can't get lost. Very clean. Easy to check in and get out. Small enough that you really only need to arrive 20-30 mins prior to boarding time. Will lay over into larger airports which cuts out the hassle to going to bag check at the larger airports. Can't wait to be able to travel again. Just dropping off friends at the airport and most of this review is from pre covid experience. Did not go in during covid times to see the precautions they are taking. I am sure it is good. Again, can't wait to travel again soon. read more

I love this airport...it's small but with the recent renovation, it's really modern and clean. There's a little place near the gates where you can sit for a beer or few to ponder why you're here and why you would want to come to Appleton. I wouldn't recommend eating there - it's not great. The car rental companies have been moved to the parking lot. Once you get your bags, go out the automatic doors and you'll see a small building in the parking lot. That's it! You've found it. read more

Appleton airport is probably one of the easiest and most convenient airports I have been. It is also one of the cleanest and up to date with its decor including a beautiful living wall art of plants. There is hardly ever a wait to get through security and if there is a line it doesn't take long. read more

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An hour since landing. First 30 minutes waiting on the plane for them to open a gate for us - apparently this podunk airport can't handle more than one arrival at a time- then 39 minutes waiting for my luggage. Green Bay airport from now on! read more

THE WORST!! American Airlines didn't tag my bag or anything and now I can not find it!! I sent a friend to ask if they have it and they started giving her attitude. I would not trust them with anything. They don't even deserve a star. read more

I can't believe I'm giving a small town airport such a high rating but I gotta say, I am very pleasantly surprised by Appleton's little airport - to clarify, very clean, open, new, and full of natural light airport. I purposely avoided Appleton when flying into Wisconsin, choosing Green Bay as the preferred destination as I figured it would have the better/larger airport for that area. I think I stand corrected. The Appleton airport is currently being remodeled so given I've never flown here before, I can't say if it's a dramatic facelift but from what I saw, it's a good change. Car rentals are OUTSIDE the terminal but all you have to do is walk out the main doors, across the street aka passenger drop off zone, and it's in a new/small building. Pretty simple. I actually found that I spent more time waiting in line at the car rental to return my vehicle than going through TSA! Not bad for a first time experience. Dare I say, maybe not my last...haha read more

Slow check in. Each time I go they have people with their bags open distributing the weight between their bags. The counter even admitted the scales are likely not calibrated. There are only a few electronic check in. So I suggest doing it ahead of time if at all possible. Otherwise be prepared for slow service and people doing the weight shuffle. read more

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It's a small airport. It gets the job done competently. It's in my hometown so I don't have to be picked up from somewhere farther away when I go home to visit. All in all, high marks! read more

Very small but exceptionally clean airport with friendly, happy staff. Everything is updated and modern. Only a few food options due to size but very nice. read more

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Easy to navigate regional airport with almost no lines for anything at any time. Check in, PreCheck and concessions had only myself on the line and I was able to get from the curb to the gate in 5 minutes. Staff I interacted with was professional and courteous. Maybe we could move them to EWR. Free Wi-Fi is a plus. read more

1610l9Being my hometown airport I've seen many years of improvement. The recent remodel was done with the revelers in mind. Check in area is set up by airline and has a welcoming feel. TSA lines are usually short. I can get to the airport 1 hour early, drop my bag off and get through security within 15 minutes on average. Of course busier times of year require getting their earlier. The terminal area is clean, has one eatery and one little shop. The main shop is before security so be sure to grab your cheese curds before you walk through! My only complaint is they need more charging stations. Bathrooms are very high tech and modern. There is also an area for relaxing that includes a plant wall and tips on keeping healthy while traveling. Baggage claim is small but they don't have many flights coming in at the same time. Car rental location is just a short walk outside. Since my family lives here I can't speak for the car rental desks or the valet parking for those traveling out of the frozen tundra. ATW also has an amazing marketing team and their free swag is on point! Just stop up at their office located on the 2nd floor near the Delta counter and ask for some logoed goodies! read more

Best airport in North Eastern Wisconsin staff are friendly professional informative helpful and cheerful very laid back atmosphere

Great airport but would not recommend the coffee stand, terrible resteamed latte- do not attempt.