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  IATA MKE
  ICAO KMKE
  Type Public
  Run By Milwaukee County
  Opened 1920
  Closest Town Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  Distance From Town 5 miles south
  Elevation Ft 723
  Elevation M 2204


  Runway Angle 01L/19R
  Runway Length F 9,690
  Runway Length M 2,9535
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 01R/19L
  Runway Length F 4,183
  Runway Length M 1,275
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 07L/25R
  Runway Length F 4,800
  Runway Length M 1,463
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 07R/25L
  Runway Length F 8,012
  Runway Length M 2,4421
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 13/31
  Runway Length F 5,868
  Runway Length M 1,7886
  Runway Surface Asphalt


General Mitchell International Airport is an Airport located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the USA . It is the only passenger air terminal in metropolitan Milwaukee. The airport is the main hub of Midwest Airlines . It is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell .

Mitchell Field has sometimes been described as Chicago 's third airport, as many Chicago travellers seek to avoid O'Hare International Airport or Midway Airport . It is also used by travellers throughout Wisconsin and Northern Illinois as an alternative to other local airports. The airport began operating in 1920 . A passenger terminal was constructed in 1940 . The present Terminal was opened in 1955 and was expanded significantly between 1984 - 1990 . An Amtrak Railway Station opened at the airport in 2005 , which provides daily round trip service between Milwaukee and Chicago.

Also of interest is the Mitchell Gallery Of Flight , a non-profit museum located at the concession level; and a small branch of Renaissance Books which is believed to be the world's first used book store in an airport. An observation lot is open to the public along the northern edge of the airport. Tower communications are rebroadcast using a low power FM transmitter for visitors to tune in on their car radios.


CONCOURSES

General Mitchell International Airport has 3 Concourses:


Concourse C



Concourse D

  • Midwest Airlines (Atlanta, Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tampa, Washington-Reagan)

  • --- Midwest Connect operated by Skyway Airlines (Appleton, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Des Moines, Escanaba, Flint, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Hartford/Springfield, Indianapolis, Iron Mountain, Lansing, Louisville, Madison, Marquette, Muskegon, Nashville, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Rhinelander, St. Louis, Toronto, Wausau)

  • US Airways

  • --- US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Phoenix)

  • --- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte, Philadelphia)

  • --- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)



Concourse E



BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE


On May 13 2005 , The Base Realignment And Closure commission recommended that the United States Air Force Reserve (440th Airlift Wing) based at this airport be closed. This may be subject to change by the President Of The United States and the United States Congress .


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REFERENCES

Airliners Magazine No.94 July/August 2005