KMKE · General Mitchell International Airport
ICAO · US · 35 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
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 | — |
Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).
Communications · 13 frequencies
- 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
- NDB BL
Yanks
0.26 MHz · LO · LOW
- NDB GM
Teels
0.24 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
- NDB MK
Cappy
0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 82 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
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
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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)
- ·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
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
35 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
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
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
Last 10 years · n=1
- Gear-up landing 1
All time · n=35
- Other 11
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 6
- Gear-up landing 5
- Stall / spin 5
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
- Ground collision 2
- Undershoot / overshoot 1
- Engine failure / power loss 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in WI
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| 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 nearby
City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.
| 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 nearby
City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.
| 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 nearby
By airport location.
| 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.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗