Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport
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Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport | |||
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IATA: MWC – ICAO: KMWC – FAA: MWC | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | Milwaukee County | ||
Serves | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
Elevation AMSL | 745 ft / 227 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
4L/22R | 3,202 | 976 | Asphalt |
4R/22L | 2,862 | 872 | Turf |
15L/33R | 4,106 | 1,252 | Asphalt |
15R/33L | 3,251 | 991 | Turf |
Statistics (2004) | |||
Aircraft operations | 69,134 | ||
Based aircraft | 104 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (IATA: MWC, ICAO: KMWC, FAA LID: MWC), known locally as Timmerman Field, is an airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, owned by Milwaukee County. Located 5 mi (8 km) northwest of the city center, it is used mainly for general or private aviation.[1]
The airport was formerly known as Wright-Curtiss Field, hence the letters "WC" in its airport codes. It was host to the Experimental Aircraft Association's earliest Fly-In Conventions from 1953 to 1958. The airport was renamed for Lawrence J. Timmerman (1878–1959), chairman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from 1936 to 1959.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport covers an area of 420 acres (170 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 4L/22R measuring 3,202 x 75 ft. (976 x 23 m) and 15L/33R measuring 4,106 x 75 ft. (1,252 x 23 m). It also has two turf runways: 4R/22L measuring 2,862 x 275 ft. (872 x 84 m) and 15R/33L measuring 3,251 x 275 ft. (991 x 84 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2004, the airport had 69,134 aircraft operations, an average of 189 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. There are 104 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 3% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Wisconsin Airport Directory: Lawrence J. Timmerman AirportPDF
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMWC
- ASN accident history for MWC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMWC