Manitowoc County Airport is located two miles northwest of Manitowoc, in

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. It is 21 miles from Whistling Straights golf course and 34 minutes from Road America. The

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for 2021–2025 categorized it as a local

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facility. The first airline flights were North Central DC-3s in 1953–1954; successor Republic pulled out in 1981–1983.

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The airport covers 710 acres (287 ha) at an elevation of 651 feet (198 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) and 7/25 is 3,341 by 100 feet (1,018 x 30 m). For the year ending September 14, 2021 the airport had 33,100 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 97%

, 3%

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and less than 1% military. In January 2023, there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 55 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 1 jet and 2 glider. The Manitowoc (MTW) DME is on the field; the

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function of this navaid was decommissioned sometime in mid-2019. Lakeshore Aviation was the

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(FBO) until December 1, 2013, when Manitowoc County took over operations.

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