Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport
43°06′37″N 088°02′04″W / 43.11028°N 88.03444°W
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Milwaukee County | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 745 ft / 227 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | timmermanairport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (IATA: MWC, ICAO: KMWC, FAA LID: MWC), known locally as Timmerman Field, is an airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, owned by Milwaukee County. Located 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the city center, it is used mainly for general or private aviation.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a regional reliever airport facility.[2]
History
[edit]The airport was built in 1929 and dedicated on July 6, 1930,[3] one of 25 such projects in U.S. cities by the newly incorporated airplane manufacturer Curtiss-Wright.[4] The airport was originally known as Curtiss-Wright Field, hence the letters "WC" in its airport codes. In 1945, Curtiss-Wright sold it to Fliteways, Inc., the airport's property manager since 1936.[5] Milwaukee County purchased the airport from Fliteways in July 1947, when it was 131 acres (53 ha) in size.[6][7][8] It was host to the Experimental Aircraft Association's earliest Fly-In Conventions from 1953 to 1958. The airport was renamed in July 1959 for Lawrence J. Timmerman (1878–1959), chairman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from 1936 to 1959.[9][10]
Current users
[edit]Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport currently serves various general aviation groups. The current fixed-base operator is Spring City Aviation. The airport is home to the Milwaukee chapter of Youth and Aviation, as well as two Civil Air Patrol squadrons: the Timmerman Composite Squadron and the Milwaukee Senior Support Squadron 10. The airport also serves many private and public users.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport covers an area of 420 acres (170 ha) and contains two asphalt paved runways: the primary runway 15L/33R measuring 4,107 x 75 ft (1,252 x 23 m) and the crosswind runway 4L/22R measuring 3,203 x 75 ft (976 x 23 m). It also has two turf runways: 15R/33L measuring 3,231 x 270 ft (985 x 82 m) and 4R/22L measuring 2,840 x 270 ft (865 x 82 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2023, the airport had 27,266 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% military, and just less than 1% air taxi. In August 2024, there were 90 aircraft based at this airport: 78 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 3 jets and 1 helicopter.[1]
Ground transportation
[edit]Public transit service to the airport is provided by Milwaukee County Transit System.
Accidents & Incidents
[edit]- On May 26, 2022, a Cessna 152 crashed while on a training flight at Timmerman. The student pilot in control of the plane was doing solo landing practice when he reported engine trouble and flight control issues and subsequently crashed in a yard near the airport. The pilot received fatal injuries.[11][12][13][14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MWC PDF, effective August 8, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ "Flying Stunts to Open Field", The Milwaukee Journal, July 3, 1930, p. 3.
- ^ "Born of Foresight, Timmerman Field Grows Big, Fast", The Milwaukee Journal, October 10, 1968, Accent section, p. 1.
- ^ "Curtiss-Wright Airport Is Sold", The Milwaukee Journal, December 11, 1945, sec. 2, p. 1.
- ^ "County Votes Purchase of Curtiss-Wright Field", The Milwaukee Journal, April 24, 1946, sec. 2, p. 1.
- ^ "Curtiss-Wright Favored as Minor County Field", The Milwaukee Journal, April 12, 1946, p. 20.
- ^ "County Eyes Curtiss Airport", The Milwaukee Journal, June 5, 1947, Final section, p. 1.
- ^ "Timmerman Fete Today at Airport", The Milwaukee Sentinel, July 21, 1959, sec. 2, p. 1.
- ^ "Timmerman Death Ends Civic Career", The Milwaukee Sentinel, October 6, 1959, sec. 2, p. 1.
- ^ "Student pilot in Wauwatosa plane crash dies from injuries; Chabad Jewish Center of Waukesha County sets up memorial drive".
- ^ "18-year-old student pilot in Wauwatosa plane crash dies". 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Wauwatosa plane crash: Student pilot dies from injuries". 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Weinberg freshman Daniel Perelman dies following plane crash". 30 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Wisconsin Airport Directory: "Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport" (PDF).
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective September 5, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MWC
- AirNav airport information for KMWC
- ASN accident history for MWC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures