Manitowoc County Airport
Manitowoc County Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | County of Manitowoc | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 651 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Manitowoc County Airport (IATA: MTW, ICAO: KMTW, FAA LID: MTW) is located two miles northwest of Manitowoc, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.[1] 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 2025–2029 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
[edit | edit source]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).[1]
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.[1]
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
[edit | edit source]Public transit service is provided by Maritime Metro Transit, with the nearest bus stops on Menasha Avenue.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Manitowoc County (MTW) at Wisconsin DOT
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MTW, effective May 14, 2026
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MTW
- AirNav airport information for KMTW
- ASN accident history for MTW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
