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Mitchell International Airport

General Mitchell International Airport
Mitchell Field
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General Mitchell International Airport - Wisconsin.jpg
2006 USGS Orthophoto
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Milwaukee County
Operator Milwaukee County Airport Department
Serves Milwaukee, WI.
Location 5300 South Howell Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 729 ft / 222 m
Coordinates 42°56′50″N 087°53′48″W / 42.94722°N 87.89667°W / 42.94722; -87.89667
Website www.MitchellAirport.com
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FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
MKE is located in Wisconsin
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MKE
MKE is located in the US
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Location of General Mitchell International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01L/19R 9,990 3,045 Asphalt/Concrete
01R/19L 4,183 1,275 Asphalt/Concrete
07L/25R 4,800 1,463 Asphalt/Concrete
07R/25L 8,300 2,530 Asphalt/Concrete
13/31 5,535 1,687 Asphalt/Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 100 30 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016) 112,942
Based aircraft (2017) 100
Total Passengers (2016) 6,538,000
Sources: airport web site and FAA
Aircraft operations (2016) 112,942
Based aircraft (2017) 100
Total Passengers (2016) 6,538,000

General Mitchell International Airport (IATA: MKEICAO: KMKEFAA LID: MKE) is a civil-military airport five miles (8 km) south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a medium-hub primary commercial service facility.

It is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell, who was raised in Milwaukee and is often regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. Along with being the primary airport for Milwaukee, Mitchell International has sometimes been described as Chicago's third airport, as many travelers in the suburbs north of Chicago use it instead of Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports. It is also used by travellers throughout Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. An Amtrak railway station opened at the airport in 2005; the station is served by Amtrak's Hiawatha Service running between Chicago and Milwaukee several times daily. Since March 1941, the airport's weather station has been used as the official point for Milwaukee weather observations and records by the National Weather Service, whose area office is located in Sullivan.


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