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 :
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.
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.
- JetPhotos.net sample photo: 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.
Spotter Locations Map
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
Commercial Airlines & Plane Type
C Concourse
- Aeroméxico
- 737-800
- Southwest
- 737-300
- 737-700
- 737-800
- Sunwing
- 737-800
D Concourse
- Alaska Airlines
- B737-700
- American Airlines/American Eagle
- A320
- CRJ-900
- ERJ-145
- MD-80
- Delta Air Lines/Delta Connection
- Airbus A320-200
- Airbus A319-100
- Boeing 717-200
- Boeing 757-200
- CRJ-900 (operated by Endeavor Air)
- ERJ-145
- MD-88
- MD-90
- Frontier
- A319
- E-175
- OneJet
- Beechjet 400A (operated by Pentastar Aviation)
E Concourse
- Air Canada Express
- CRJ-200 (operated by Air Georgian)
- United Express
- CRJ-200 (operated by SkyWest)
- ERJ-135 (operated by ExpressJet)
- ERJ-145
Charter Airlines & Plane Type (Seasonal)
- Funjet
- 737-700
- USA 3000
- A320-200
Cargo Airlines & Plane Type
- DHL (operated by Atlas Air)
- 767-200
- FedEx
- DC-10
- UPS
- 757-200
Military Operations
- 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