Manitowoc County Airport Explained

Manitowoc County Airport
Iata:MTW
Icao:KMTW
Faa:MTW
Type:Public
Owner:County of Manitowoc
City-Served:Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:651
Coordinates:44.1289°N -87.6806°W
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:MTW
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:5,001
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:7/25
R2-Length-F:3,341
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2021)
Stat1-Data:33,100
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:60
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Manitowoc County Airport is located two miles northwest of Manitowoc, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. It is 21 miles from Whistling Straights golf course and 34 minutes from Road America.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a local general aviation facility.[2]

The first airline flights were North Central DC-3s in 1953–1954; successor Republic pulled out in 1981–1983.

Facilities

The airport covers 710 acres (287 ha) at an elevation of 651 feet (198 m). It has two asphalt runways: the primary runway 17/35 is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) and the crosswind runway 7/25 is 3,341 by 100 feet (1,018 x 30 m).

For the year ending September 14, 2021 the airport had 33,100 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi and less than 1% military. In August 2024, there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 55 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 1 jet and 2 glider.

The Manitowoc (MTW) DME is on the field; the VOR function of this navaid was decommissioned sometime in mid-2019.

Lakeshore Aviation was the fixed-base operator (FBO) until December 1, 2013, when Manitowoc County took over operations.

Ground transportation

Public transit service is provided by Maritime Metro Transit, with the nearest bus stops on Menasha Avenue.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
  2. Web site: NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A . . October 12, 2018 . October 3, 2018.

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