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Medium airport · United States

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Milwaukee, United States · #261 world#57 of 114 in country

MKEIATA code
KMKEICAO code
5.9Mpassengers in 2025
3,045 mlongest of 5 runways
222 melevation · 728 ft
1920opened
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
Photo: redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE/KMKE) is an airport in the United States serving Milwaukee.

It handled 5,874,372 passengers in 2025, making it number 261 in our world ranking and number 57 of 114 ranked airports in the United States.

It has 5 runways, the longest 3,045 m, at an elevation of 222 m.

1 airline uses it as a hub: Air Cargo Carriers.

Passengers per year

2012–2025
7.5M6.5M6.6M6.5M6.8M6.9M7.1M6.9M2.6M4.5M5.4M6M6.3M5.9M
2012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
IATA
MKE
ICAO
KMKE
Wikidata
Q537950
Location
City served
Milwaukee
Located in
Milwaukee
Coordinates
42.9472, -87.8967
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airport
Opened
1920-01-01
Operator
Milwaukee County
Owner
Milwaukee County
Named after
Milwaukee, Billy Mitchell
Runways
07R/25L
2,530 m · 8,301 ftasphalt concrete
01L/19R
3,045 m · 9,990 ftasphalt concrete
07L/25R
1,463 m · 4,800 ftasphalt concrete
13/31
1,687 m · 5,535 ftasphalt concrete
01R/19L
1,275 m · 4,183 ftasphalt concrete

Hub for 1 airline

2QAir Cargo Carriers