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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | County of Manitowoc | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 651 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°07′44″N 087°40′50″W / 44.12889°N 87.68056°W | ||||||||||||||
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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 edit
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 April 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
Public transit service is provided by Maritime Metro Transit, with the nearest bus stops on Menasha Avenue.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MTW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 18, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
External links edit
- Manitowoc County (MTW) at Wisconsin DOT
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MTW, effective April 18, 2024
- 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