General Mitchell International Airport
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 144 arrivals and 149 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 47 carriers across 75 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 5% of observed flights. The most active carrier is Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio (SWA). 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 189 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 11 total
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Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
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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
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
MKEORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
189 | 0h 29m |
MKEATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
81 | 1h 42m |
MKEMSP Minneapolis, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
48 | 0h 58m |
MKEDEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
45 | 2h 10m |
MKELGA New York, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
44 | 1h 57m |
MKEMCO Orlando, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
42 | 2h 28m |
MKEDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
38 | 2h 5m |
MKEBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
37 | 1h 9m |
MKELAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
36 | 3h 32m |
MKEDEN Denver, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
34 | 2h 15m |
MKEEWR Newark, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
34 | 1h 55m |
MKEBWI Baltimore, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
32 | 1h 32m |
MKECLT Charlotte, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
29 | 1h 39m |
MKEMDW Chicago, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
29 | 0h 26m |
MKEDTW Detroit, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
27 | 0h 50m |
MKEMSP Minneapolis, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
24 | 0h 59m |
MKEIAH Houston, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
24 | 2h 17m |
MKEDCA Washington, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
24 | 1h 43m |
MKEPHL Philadelphia, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
24 | 1h 38m |
MKEDCA Washington, US |
JIA
PSA Airlines |
24 | 1h 45m |