Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport

Continent: North America

Country: United States

Region: Wisconsin

Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport
Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
IATA code	MKE
ICAO code	KMKE
Airport type	Commercial
Website	http://www.mitchellairport.com/
Overview map	Google Maps
Communications
Tower	119.1
Ground	121.8
Clearance	120.8
Approach	118.0(B) 126.5(A)
Departure	119.65(B) 125.35(A)
ATIS	126.4
Departure	122.95

Official Spotting Locations

Layton Avenue Viewing

Located on Layton Avenue, North of the Airport. Has nice views of runway 19R, however there are multiple fences between the parking lot and the runway. Hard to get a good shot of traffic on runway and neighboring taxiways. Good for landing shots on days where 19R is in use. Shots taken from this location :

• Airliners.net sample photo: medium large

• Airliners.net sample photo: medium large

Amtrak Station

Located at South 6th St. and Air Cargo Way. The Amtrak station gives a nice approach shot to runway 7R. When looking east, there is a large hill on your right where the planes fly over on approach. The hill isn't a problem if you have a lens larger than 55mm (100mm should be okay).

Other Spotting Locations

Parking Garage

On the 6th floor of the parking garage you get a good view of half of the E Concourse. You need a large lens to get any photos of the E Concourse or runway 7R-25L operations.

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• Airliners.net sample photo: medium large

Oak Street

At the dead end of Oak Street you have a nice view of planes coming in on Runway 1L. Only good in the afternoon when the sun is behind you. A lens between 70-300mm is perfect to catch all kinds of aircraft.

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Locations to Avoid

South 6th Street

Past the Amtrak Station turn off, the road continues under the approach to runway 7R. There are No Stopping signs posted. Police frequently patrol this road.

Operations

• Normal Operations= 1L/19R for takeoffs, 7R/25L for landings
• Abnormal Operations= If winds prefer 1L, 19R, 7R, or 25L, then that one runway is used for combined takeoffs and landings
• Freight Runners Express= Uses 7R/25L or 1L/19R for a intersection departure at Taxiway Sierra

Regular Traffic

C Concourse

• Southwest
  • B737-700

D Concourse

• Alaska
  • B737-700
• American Eagle
  • E-145
• Delta/Delta Connection
  • Airbus A320-200
  • Airbus A319-100
  • Boeing 757-200
  • CRJ-900
  • ERJ-145
  • MD-88
• Frontier
  • A319
  • E-175
• OneJet
  • Beechjet 400A

E Concourse

• Air Canada Express
  • CRJ-200
• United Express
  • ERJ-145

==Charter Airlines & Plane Type== (Seasonal)

• Funjet
  • 737-700
• USA 3000
  • A320-200

Cargo Airlines & Plane Type

• DHL
• FedEx
• UPS

US Air Force

• Boeing KC-135 Refuelers
• Lockheed C-130

Facilities and Transportation

All from www.mitchellairport.com

Car Rental

• Alamo -- 1-800-327-9633 / TDD 305-468-2132
• Avis -- 1-800-831-2847 / TDD 800-331-2323
• Budget -- 1-800-527-0700 / TDD 800-826-5510
• Dollar Car Rental -- 1-800-800-4000
• Enterprise -- 1-800-325-8007 / TDD 800-736-8227
• Hertz -- 1-800-654-3131 / TDD 800-654-2280
• National -- 1-800-328-4567 / TDD 800-328-6323
• Thrifty Car Rental -- 1-800-847-4389

Airport Shuttle

• Go Airport Connection -- Milwaukee at 414 769-2444 or 800-236-5450; Sheboygan at 920-452-5452
• Go Airport Connection - Fox Valley at 920-380-1176 or 800-236-5452

Buses

• Badger Coaches - Serving Johnson Creek and Madison - 414-276-7490
• Public Transit - Serving Milwaukee County - 414-344-6711 (MCTS Route 80 serves the airport)
• Coach USA - Serving Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Kenosha Counties, O'Hare and Midway airports 262-542-8861

Train

• Amtrak - Nationwide service 1-800-872-7245