From the Flight Deck – Timmerman Airport (MWC)

Timmerman Airport, MWC, is a small to medium sized airport located approximately 11 miles northwest of General Mitchell International (MKE) airport and on the northern edge of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

0:43 - The runway configuration consists of two sets of parallel runways that intersect. They are labeled runway 4-22 left and right, and runways 15-33 left and right. The unique aspect of this configuration is that one of each set of runway is turf. The turf runways are 4R-22L and 15R-33L. The turf runways are only used from early May to mid-October.

1:35 - Traffic at the airport is made up of primarily GA, light corporate, and the occasional military aircraft. There is a helicopter community, including a medevac operation.

1:46 - When arriving MWC from the east, pilots need to be aware of several tall towers located east of the airport and depicted on the VFR Sectional chart. When arriving from the west and southwest additional vigilance is required due to the location of Waukesha County (UES) and Capitol Drive (02C) airports located 10 and 6 miles west-southwest of Timmerman. Timmerman has class Delta airspace that underlies the Milwaukee class Charlie. Pilots need to be familiar with the requirements to operate in these types of airspace.

2:28 - Pilots taxiing for departure from the north ramp area and headed for runway 4L-33R have missed the turn on the intersecting taxiways Bravo or Charlie and crossed a hard surface runway.

3:03 - Another item to be aware of is communication and line-of-sight issues with aircraft parked on the north ramp or in the north hangar complex. Give precise position reports when operating in this area. There is also some radio interference caused by the buildings. Both issues are resolved after the aircraft is clear of the buildings and hangars.

3:27 - Be aware of non-standard or non-existent signage or lighting on taxiways Bravo 1 and Delta 1. One more unique aspect at MWC is the turf runways have throat crossovers or connectors that are not labeled or lit between both hard surface runways and the associated parallel taxiway. These areas are actually part of the turf runways, and pilots will notice the white dash marking like there is on a hard surface runway. Pilots utilizing these turf runways may transition from turf to hard surface and back to turf, depending on landing roll-out or taxi instructions.

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This video is informational only and does not replace the pilot’s responsibility to conduct required pre-flight planning in accordance with FAR 91.103.