(Milwaukee) General Mitchell International Airport

Airport Details

Airport Code

MKE

Full Airport name

(Milwaukee) General Mitchell International Airport

Address

5300 South Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207, United States

Country Dialing Prefix

1

Telephone

(414) 747 5300.

Email Address

info@mitchellairport.com

Website

http://www.mitchellairport.com

Number of Terminals

1

Time Zone

GMT - 6

Airport Information

Location

General Mitchell International Airport is situated 8km (5 miles) south of Milwaukee.

Airport News

Airtran has recently announced significant expansion of its domestic services from Milwaukee, while the airport itself has launched a new 'real-time' parking availability page on its main website - in addition to a new mobile-enhanced website (mobile.mitchellairport.com) aimed at hand-held device users.

Driving Directions

The airport is located off its own junction 8km (5 miles) south of Milwaukee and 112km (70 miles) north of Chicago, on exit 119 off I-94. From Chicago, take I-94 north to the airport exit.

Car Hire

Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty are all represented at General Mitchell International Airport.

Public Transport

Shuttle: Go Airport Connection (tel: 1 800 236 5450) provides shared shuttle van services to city center hotels and business locations, available daily 24 hours all year round. Bus: Badger Coaches (tel: (414) 276 7490) runs services to Johnson Creek and Madison. Public buses operated by the Milwaukee County Transit System (tel: (414) 344 6711) serve Milwaukee County; bus 80 runs to Sixth Street in central Milwaukee (journey time: 25 minutes). Coach USA (tel: (262) 542 8861) operates a service to Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine and Kenosha Counties, along with Chicago O'Hare and Midway airports. Information and timetables are available at the information desk. All services leave from outside Arrivals. A coordinator, whose he booth is located in the center of the traffic island, is on hand to provide assistance.
Rail: The Amtrak Hiawatha (tel: 1 800 872 7245) line connects General Mitchell International Airport to central Milwaukee's Intermodal Station (journey time: 15 minutes) as well as Union Station in Chicago (journey time: 1 hour 15 minutes). Services run seven times daily (every two to three hours) Monday to Friday or six times on a Sunday. The last train departs the airport for Chicago at 1945 and for Milwaukee at 2119.

Car Parking

Daily (long-term) and hourly (short-term) parking is available in the airport's main multi-story car park, which is connected to the terminal by walkways with travelators. Other parking options include a surface car park located immediately south of the parking lot, and two remote car parks, which are served by free, 24-hour shuttle services to/from the terminal building. The first half-hour of parking in any airport car park is free of charge.

Information and Help Desks

A visitor information desk (tel: (414) 747 4808) is located in Arrivals and a Travelers Aid (tel: (414) 747 5245) information service can be found on the upper level of the terminal.

Airport Facilities

Money and communications: ATMs are located in the main terminal and near the entrance to concourse E.
Eating and drinking: There is a restaurant and a wide range of snack bars, cafes and bars.
Shopping: There are shops located throughout the terminal and concourses, including a sweet shop, Harley-Davidson store, newsagent and gift shop, and a second-hand book store.
Luggage: Trolleys are available.
Other facilities: A family care room with baby change facilities and children’s play area is located on the south end of the airport mall, near the entrance to the walkway link to the main car park.

Conference and Business Facilities

Business facilities are located at the north end of the upper level precinct near the entrance to concourse C and include phone and fax facilities. Parcel delivery services and postage stamp machines can be found at the same location. Conference rooms are available for hire (tel: (414) 747 5300). Midwest Express Airlines and Northwest Airlines have airline clubs at the airport; offering conference rooms, computers, internet access and fax facilities to members. Paid-for Wi-fi access is available throughout the terminal. Conference facilities are also available at nearby hotels including Clarion Hotel Airport (tel: (414) 481 2400; www.clarionmilwaukee.com) and the Best Western Milwaukee Airport (tel: (414) 769 2100; www.bwmilwaukee.com).

Facilities for Disabled Travelers

Airport facilities, including wheelchair-accessible and TDD telephones, are located throughout the terminal building. Disabled toilets are available in the family care room. Passengers requiring wheelchairs and special assistance should inform their airline prior to travel. Skycap porters are available to assist with wheelchairs. Avis, Budget and Hertz offer hand-controlled hire cars (reservations should be made several days in advance). There are disabled parking spaces in the main car park and assistance can be provided; walkways with travelators connect to the terminal building on level 3 and lifts provide access from all levels of the parking garage. Disabled parking is also available in the surface car park. Passengers should use the white courtesy telephones in the car parks and the terminal buildings for assistance.