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Class C

General Mitchell International Airport

ID KMKE FAA MKE Elev 723 ft Lat 42° 56.83' N Lon 87° 53.80' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KMKE

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FAA Airport Diagram · KMKE

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Runways at KMKE

10 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,990 ft. Max gradient: 0.70%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01L 007° 9,990 ft 200 ft PEM Yes —
19R 187° 9,990 ft 200 ft PEM Yes —
07R 072° 8,300 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
25L 252° 8,300 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
13 132° 5,537 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
31 312° 5,537 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
07L 071° 4,797 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
25R 251° 4,797 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
01R 7.2° 4,182 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
19L 187.2° 4,182 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

13 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 126.400
  • AWOS AWOS 148.350
  • CLD MILWAUKEE CLNC DEL 120.800
  • GND MILWAUKEE GND 121.800
  • TWR MILWAUKEE TWR 119.100
  • APP MILWAUKEE APP 118.000
  • DEP MILWAUKEE DEP 119.650
  • MISC 128ARW ANG COMD POST 132.100
  • OPS 440 BASE OPS 131.420
  • POST 440 AW COMD POST 37.610
  • PTD PTD 37.610
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.400
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KMKE

  • NDB BL

    Yanks

    0.26 MHz · LO · LOW

  • NDB GM

    Teels

    0.24 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB MK

    Cappy

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KMKE, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

4 matched · 82 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04L, 15L, 22R, & 33R; PAPI Rwy 15L & 33R; VASI Rwy 04L & 22R; and MIRL Rwy 04L–22R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04L, 15L, 22R, & 33R; PAPI Rwy 15L & 33R; VASI Rwy 04L & 22R; and MIRL Rwy 04L–22R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04L, 15L, 22R, & 33R; PAPI Rwy 15L & 33R; VASI Rwy 04L & 22R; and MIRL Rwy 04L–22R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt REIL Rwy 04L, 15L, 22R, & 33R; PAPI Rwy 15L & 33R; VASI Rwy 04L & 22R; and MIRL Rwy 04L–22R—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (82 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·370 WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE)(KMKE) P (ANG AR) 5 S UTC–6(–5DT) N42º56.82´ W87º53.82´ 728 B LRA ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE MKE RWY 01L–19R: H9990X200 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–185, 2S–175, 2D–350 PCR 1280 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 01L: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Thld dsplcd 300´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Thld dsplcd 785´.
  • ·RWY 07R–25L: H8300X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–185, 2S–175, 2D–350 PCR 1460 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 07R: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 63´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H5537X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–80, D–110, 2S–139, 2D–170 PCR 580 R/C/W/T MIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 07L–25R: H4797X100 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–30, D–35, 2D–55 PCR 370 F/B/X/T MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 07L: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 01R–19L: H4182X150 (ASPH–CONC) S–85, D–115, 2S–146, 2D–180 PCR 1540 R/C/W/T MIRL RWY 01R: REIL.
  • ·RWY 01L:TORA–9990 TODA–9990 ASDA–9380 LDA–9080 RWY 01R:TORA–4182 TODA–4182 ASDA–4182 LDA–4182 RWY 07L:TORA–4797 TODA–4797 ASDA–4797 LDA–4797 RWY 07R:TORA–8300 TODA–8300 ASDA–8012 LDA–8012 RWY 13: TORA–5537 TODA–5537 ASDA–5537 LDA–4797 RWY 19L:TORA–4182 TODA–4182 ASDA–4182 LDA–4182 RWY 19R:TORA–9990 TODA–9990 ASDA–9990 LDA–9205 RWY 25L:TORA–8300 TODA–8300 ASDA–8300 LDA–7867 RWY 25R:TORA–4797 TODA–4797 ASDA–4797 LDA–4797 RWY 31: TORA–5537 TODA–5537 ASDA–5537 LDA–5152
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1 LGT For PAPI Rwy 13–31 ctc twr.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 07L–25R O/S UFN.
  • ·Rwy 07L PAPI unusbl byd 9º right and left of cntrln.
  • ·MILITARY— JASU (MD–3M) ( AM32A–60A) FUEL A++ (Mil ANG) (NC–100LL).
  • ·A, A+ (avbl 24 hr dly incl hol.) FLUID OX.
  • ·All apchs are over noise sensitive areas; all turbojet acft should refrain fm conducting multi VFR tfc pattern apchs & deps wo prior apvl fm amgr call C414–747–5325.
  • ·Trng flgts involving successive use of any rwy prohibited 0400–1200Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 07L–25R CLOSED to all jet acft.
  • ·Rwy 13–31 CLOSED jet acft, unless perms from twr or airport manager 414–747–5325.
  • ·Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 07L–25R CLSD exc lgt wt sngl eng acft 0400–1200Z‡ dly.
  • ·Rwy 01R–19L clsd exc tax.
  • ·All aircraft pushbacks from gates C20, C21, C22, C23, D39, D41, D43, D45, D48, D51, D53, D54, D55, E65, E66, & E67 require clearance from ground control.
  • ·Pushbacks from all other gates are at ramp/pilot discretion; contact ground control when ready to taxi.
  • ·Acft with wingspan greater than 175´ cannot pass simultaneously on Twy E and Twy Z.

+ 52 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KMKE — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KMKE

122 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.

Total events

41

since 1982

Fatal

5

12.2% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 225,426 ops in 2000

2024 total

101,349

10-yr total

1,004,909

2024 mix

AC/AT 82% · GA 16% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

1.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.12

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=119

  • Other 89
  • Ground collision 7
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 6
  • Stall / spin 6
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-10-04 Boeing 717-200 · Ground collision · night →
2022-04-30 Beech B-99 · Gear-up · day →
2011-06-06 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
2010-11-30 Embraer EMB-135LR · Weather · IMC · day →
2010-09-28 Bombardier CL600 2B19 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-06-04 Cessna 550 · Other · day →
2007-01-24 Beechcraft,Cessna BE99,402-B · Weather · night →
2006-11-07 Boeing,Boeing 717-200,717-200 · Other · night-moonlit →
2005-03-12 Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Weather · IMC · night →
2004-11-13 Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2004-07-06 Beech 1900D · Other · day →
2003-06-07 Beech 1900D · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-07-17 Cessna 310R · CFIT · IMC · night →
2001-02-19 Boeing 717-231 · Stall / spin · day →
2000-01-31 McDonnell Douglas DC9-32 · Stall / spin →
2000-01-21 British Aerospace JETSTREAM 3101 · Weather · VMC · dawn →
1999-12-26 Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A · Other · VMC · dawn →
1999-07-02 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Weather · day →
1999-02-08 Beech 1900D · Other · IMC · day →
1997-12-08 Cessna 402A · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night →
1996-01-17 Piper PA-32 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night →
1994-05-28 Cessna P-210N · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1993-01-03 Beech A36 · Other · day →
1990-08-07 Christen Industries Eagle II · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1990-04-20 Beech F33A · Other · day →
1988-11-10 BRITISH AEROSPACE JS-3101 · Other · day →
1987-08-09 Beech B90 · Weather · day →
1987-06-21 Piper PA-28R · Other · night →
1986-02-08 Cessna 401B · Gear-up · night →
1985-09-06 Douglas DC-9-14 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1984-04-28 Grumman AA5A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1984-04-16 Swearingen SA226TC · Gear-up · day →
1983-06-21 Douglas DC-9-30 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-06-12 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-03-15 Beech 58 · Gear-up · night →
1981-07-11 Cessna 152 · Other →
1979-10-27 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1979-07-15 Cessna 172N · Other →
1979-07-06 Cessna 150 · Other →
1979-03-14 Cessna 172 · Other →
1979-02-10 Beech BE-19 · Other →
1979-01-29 Piper PA-32 · Other →
1979-01-03 Cessna 340 · Other →
1978-11-07 Grumman AA1-A · Other →
1978-09-15 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1978-08-20 Cessna 150 · Other →
1978-07-28 Piper PA-22 · Ground collision →
1978-03-12 Cessna 152 · Other →
1977-12-13 Cessna 402 · Other →
1977-10-25 Beech C23 · Other →
1977-08-25 Beech 95-A55 · Other →

+ 71 more on file

Designees in WI

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KMKE — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,220

Flight Instructors

A&P

3,071

Mechanics

AME

36

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

3

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

5

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

3

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

10

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

22

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

50

Flight Schools

FBO

65

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

29

Flying Clubs

Repair

8

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

35

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KMKE

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Patrick Hammer Milwaukee WI 8 nm
Stanley Mcduffie Milwaukee WI 8 nm
David Klein Antioch IL 29 nm
Thomas Bradley Boyer West Bend WI 31 nm
Christopher Ray Greene Waukegan IL 35 nm
Donald Goss Waukegan IL 35 nm
John Peter Boos Waukegan IL 35 nm
James Curtis Bair Walworth WI 40 nm
Gail Sue Lapook Wauconda IL 42 nm
David Mckinney Monroe Cary IL 47 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KMKE

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Brian Roubik Cudahy WI 1 nm
Brandon Lawrence Johnson Cudahy WI 1 nm
James Henry Champeny Cudahy WI 1 nm
Adam Joseph Blazek Cudahy WI 1 nm
Alexander Kenneth Phillips Cudahy WI 1 nm
Robert Paul Prusinski Saint Francis WI 2 nm
Kim Marie Berry South Milwaukee WI 3 nm
Adam James Rautmann South Milwaukee WI 3 nm
Daniel Richard Ludwikowski South Milwaukee WI 3 nm
Johnathan Paul Bandt South Milwaukee WI 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KMKE

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Arthur George Dietrich Iii Cudahy WI 1 nm
Dennis Clifford Grimslid Cudahy WI 1 nm
Lewis Warren Owen Cudahy WI 1 nm
Mark Mathew Weber Cudahy WI 1 nm
Gregory M Gostomski Cudahy WI 1 nm
David John Wincell Cudahy WI 1 nm
Jason Thomas Stevenson Cudahy WI 1 nm
Todd Patterson Schreier Cudahy WI 1 nm
Robert Michael Truscott Cudahy WI 1 nm
Tadd John Rapant Cudahy WI 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KMKE

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 1 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 16 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 21 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 45 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 48 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 49 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 50 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 64 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 69 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 69 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.