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	[ ]
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 Location

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.

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 opperations.

• Airliners.net sample photo: medium large
• Airliners.net sample photo: medium large

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.

Regular Traffic

C Concourse

• United Express
  • ERJ-145
  • CRJ-200
• Air Canada Jazz
• American Eagle
  • ERJ-135
  • ERJ-145
• Frontier
  • A318-100
  • A319-100
• US Airways Express
  • CRJ-200
• Delta
  • MD-88
  • Boeing 737-200ADV
• Delta Connection (Comair)
  • ERJ-145

D Concourse

• Midwest
  • Boeing 717-200
  • MD-81
• Midwest Connect
  • CRJ-200
  • Dornier 328-300
  • Beech 1900D

E Concourse

• Northwest Airlines
  • Airbus A320-200
  • Airbus A319-100
  • Boeing 757-200
  • CRJ-440
  • DC9
• AirTran
  • Boeing 737-700
  • Boeing 717-200
• Continental Express
  • ERJ-145

Charter

• Apple Vacations
• Funjet Vacations

Cargo

• DHL
• Federal Express (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