Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport

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Coordinates: 43°06′37″N 088°02′04″W / 43.11028, -88.03444

Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport

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
Direction	ft	m	Surface
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]