General Mitchell International
MKE · KMKE · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Milwaukee County · map
General Mitchell International is a public-use airport owned by Milwaukee County, 5 miles south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 728 feet above sea level. It has 5 runways; the longest, 01L/19R, is 9,990 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMKE · observed 2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC), 45 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 17 knots, gusting to 28
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:38 pm CDT (17:38 UTC), good until Wed 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMKE 061952Z 20017G28KT 10SM SCT250 23/06 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 21028/1946 SLP126 T02280061
TAF KMKE 061738Z 0618/0724 22015G25KT P6SM FEW250 FM070100 22011KT P6SM FEW150 WS020/22040KT FM070700 24009KT P6SM FEW150 FM071000 27009KT P6SM SCT120 FM071600 31010G18KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MKE · ICAO KMKE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Milwaukee County
- Elevation
- 728 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
Runways 5
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 9,990 × 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 07R/25L | 8,300 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 5,537 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07L/25R | 4,797 × 100 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01R/19L | 4,182 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), threshold displaced 300 ft, 9,080 ft available for landing, tree 82 ft high 3,758 ft from the end
- Runway 19R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 785 ft, 9,205 ft available for landing, fence 6 ft high 249 ft from the end
- Runway 07R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 8,012 ft available for landing, tree 80 ft high 3,220 ft from the end
- Runway 25L: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 433 ft, 7,867 ft available for landing, pole 41 ft high 456 ft from the end
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 738 ft, 4,797 ft available for landing, pole 33 ft high 816 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 205 ft, 5,152 ft available for landing, rr 42 ft high 626 ft from the end
- Runway 07L: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 44 ft high 1,298 ft from the end
- Runway 25R: PAPI, four lights on the right, pole 77 ft high 1,727 ft from the end
- Runway 19L: tree 125 ft high 4,336 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Mke and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.4 | Milwaukee |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 118.6 | Kenosha |
| Clearance delivery | 120.15 | |
| Clearance delivery | 120.8 | Milwaukee |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 121.7 | Timmerman |
| Clearance delivery | 124.75 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 127.375 | |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 128.7 | Waukesha |
| Ground | 121.8 | Milwaukee |
| Tower | 124.575 | Milwaukee |
| Approach · Class C airspace B southeast | 118.0 | Milwaukee |
| Departure · Approach and departure A northwest | 125.35 | Milwaukee |
| Approach · Class C airspace · Gopac and star A northwest | 126.5 | Milwaukee |
| Approach and departure | 127.0 | Oshkosh |
| Departure · Approach and departure B southeast | 135.875 | Milwaukee |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Milwaukee |
| Milwaukee and rco | 122.6 | Milwaukee |
| Ramp and ctl Cargo ramp deice/follow me; South ramp deice/follow me | 129.05 | Milwaukee |
| Operations | 139.5 | Milwaukee |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 414-400-9402.
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Aircraft registered in Milwaukee from the FAA register
151 aircraft are registered to owners in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 64 piston singles, 58 turboprops, 18 business jets, 7 piston twins, 2 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 35 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index D equip available upon request.
- Runway 07L/25R closed to all jet aircraft.
- SERVICE-FUEL: a++ (military ang)
- Runway 07L/25R not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Fence 148 feet from thld; 391 feet R of centerline.
- Unusable beyond 9 degreess right and left of centerline.
- Approach ratio 27:1 to displaced thld; 87 feet tree 2375 feet to displaced thld; 490 feet left.
- Approach ratio 36:1 to displaced thld; 100 feet tree 3641 feet to displaced thld; 901 feet right.
- Approach ratio 29:1 to displaced thld; 39 feet pole, 1140 feet to displaced thld; 544 feet L.
- Approach ratio 27:1 to displaced thld; 42 feet railroad 1160 feet to displaced thld; 290 feet R.
- Training flgts involving successive use of any runway prohibited 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- Runway 13/31 and 07L/25R closed except light WT sngl eng aircraft 0400-1200Z daily.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.