Airports
Touching Bases: Waukesha Airport taking greater strides
“Since the improvements, we have clearly become Milwaukee’s third airport,” said John Lotzer, owner of Waukesha (Wis.) Flying Services.

“Since the improvements, we have clearly become Milwaukee’s third airport,” said John Lotzer, owner of Waukesha (Wis.) Flying Services. “We have the advantage of being only 10 miles west of the city’s business center without the noise restrictions applied to Timmerman Field or the traffic of Mitchell International.”

The improvements cited by Lotzer are part of a 25-year plan and have included, so far, runway and ramp expansion, installation of an ILS and the construction of a new 20,000-sq-ft terminal. Still to come are further runway expansion and safety area improvements. Those projects are expected to cost some $26 million, funded by a combination of federal, state and local money.