Manitowoc County
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Manitowoc County is a public-use airport owned by the County of Manitowoc, 2 miles northwest of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 651 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive, car gas (mogas)).
Weather right now KMTW · observed 3:56 pm CDT (20:56 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 44°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.81 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:31 pm CDT (17:31 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMTW 062056Z AUTO 20015G23KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 21027/2009 SLP092 T02220067 57037 $
TAF KMTW 061731Z 0618/0718 20015G25KT P6SM SKC FM070100 22011G21KT P6SM SCT250 WS019/25040KT FM070500 26009G16KT P6SM SCT250 FM070900 30007KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MTW · ICAO KMTW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Manitowoc
- Elevation
- 651 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 7:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 3,341 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 20 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 66 ft high 1,400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.2 | |
| Mtw and aWOS-3PT | 123.775 | |
| Mosinee and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.4 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 920-682-1164.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Manitowoc from the FAA register
50 aircraft are registered to owners in Manitowoc, Wisconsin: 40 piston singles, 5 drones, 2 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Geese and numerous birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- High-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 preset to low sunset to sunrise; to incr intst and activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 17; runway end identifier lights runway 35; PAPI runway 17 and 35; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour self service fuel available with credit card.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.