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KMKE · MKE

General Mitchell International Airport

42.94720°N
-87.89660°W
ARR / DAY
99
9.4%
DEP / DAY
98
8.4%
ON-TIME
75.1% Top 25%
arr · avg 9 min
dep · 100% · avg -2 min cal
AVG DELAY
9 min
7d window

General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE/MKE) is a large international airport located in Milwaukee, WI. It features 5 runways with the longest being 9,990 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 99 arrivals and 98 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 39 carriers across 66 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 5% of observed flights. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 75% with an average delay of 9 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 240 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

23m ago
Temp
85°F
Wind
9 kts
230°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KMKE 011952Z 23009KT 10SM FEW027 SCT110 BKN160 OVC250 29/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP125 OCNL LTG DSNT SW-W T02940239

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
40m 5a 27m 6a 13m 7a 15m 8a 10m 9a 29m 10a 42m 11a 12m 12p

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 124.575 24
TWR 269.050 24
GND 121.800 24
GND 263.125 24
ATIS 126.400 24
APCH 118.000 24
APCH 126.500 24
APCH 307.000 24
APCH 317.725 24
DEP 125.350 24
DEP 135.875 24
UNICOM 122.950
ASOS 126.400
CLASS C 118.000 24
CD/P 120.800 24
OTHER 120.800 24
EMERG 121.500 24
MILWAUKE 122.600
OTHER 122.600
LCL/P 124.575 24
CLASS C 126.500 24
GOPAC ST 126.500 24
OTHER 126.500 24
RAMP CTL 129.050 24
RAMP 129.050 24
OPS 139.500 24
OTHER 139.500 24
EMERG 243.000 24
LCL/P 269.050 24
CLASS C 307.000 24
GOPAC ST 307.000 24
OTHER 307.000 24
OPS 311.000 24
OTHER 311.000 24
CLASS C 317.725 24
COMD POS 321.000 24
OTHER 321.000 24
COMD POS 6761.000 24
OTHER 6761.000 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAU
Mag var:
4° W
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KMKE · last 7d

60 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 5 PM · 1 movement every 240 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
MKEORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 134 0h 29m
MKEATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 53 1h 42m
MKEMSP
Minneapolis, US
SKY West Aviation 29 0h 58m
MKEEWR
Newark, US
Republic Airlines 26 1h 55m
MKELGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 23 1h 55m
MKEDTW
Detroit, US
Delta AIR Lines 23 0h 50m
MKEDEN
Denver, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 22 2h 11m
MKECLT
Charlotte, US
American Airlines 21 1h 38m
MKESDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 21 1h 0m
MKEMCO
Orlando, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 20 2h 26m
MKEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 19 2h 3m
MKEMDW
Chicago, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 18 0h 26m
MKEPHL
Philadelphia, US
PSA Airlines 17 1h 39m
MKESTL
St Louis, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 16 0h 57m
MKEDCA
Washington, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 15 1h 43m
MKELAS
Las Vegas, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 15 3h 32m
MKEBWI
Baltimore, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 15 1h 33m
MKEDTW
Detroit, US
SKY West Aviation 15 0h 51m
MKEDEN
Denver, US
SKY West Aviation 14 2h 15m
MKEPHL
Philadelphia, US
American Airlines 14 1h 42m
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