General Mitchell International Airport which is located at a distance of five miles towards the south of the central business district of Milwaukee in Wisconsin, United States is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell. He was regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. This airport is the hub for AirTrans Airways and is the main airport for Milwaukee. The code of this airport is MKE and has two distinct website which is www.mitchellairport.com and mobile.mitchellairport.com. The airport has only one terminal that serves more than 7,956,968 passengers. This airport is owned and operated by Milwaukee County.
This airport is the largest airport in Wisconsin that has 48 gates and 40 jetbridges on 3 concourses in the terminal. 12 airlines of Mitchell offers more than 200 daily departures and more than 40 airports are served continuously from Mitchell International. This airport will soon come under expansion project especially for its domestic services. International Arrivals could be found at a short distance from the main terminal. And to reach to this airport from the city you should know that the airport lies off its own junction at a distance of 8 kilometre towards south of Milwaukee. Also it lies at a distance of 112 kilometre towards north of Chicago on exit 119 off I-94. From Chicage you can drive through I-94 towards northern direction to the airport exit.
Airlines that operate from this airport are Air Canada Jazz, AirTran Airways, AirTran Airways operated by SkyWest Airlines, AmericanConnection operated by Chautauqua Airlines, American Eagle, Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines, Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines, Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America, Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Great Lakes Airlines, Midwest Airlines operated by Republic Airlines, Midwest Connect operated by Chautauqua Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines, US Airways and US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin.
Several cargo airlines that operate from this airport are Berry Aviation, CSA Air, FedEx Express, Flight Line, Freight Runners Express, Kalitta Air, Martinaire, Royal Air Freight, UPS Airlines and U.S. Check. The airport has daily and hourly which is short and long term parking. Multi-storey car park could be found at the airport where short and long term parking is available. Surface car park, two remote car parks as Remote Lots A and B are available at the airport. The airport also provides shuttle services to and from the remote car parks to the terminal building.
You can hire a car from various car companies represented the airport like Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty. Public transportation includes shuttle and bus services that will help to reach to your destination. For airport details you can head to the visitor information desk which is situated in Arrivals and Travelers Aid and could be found on the upper level of the terminal. Some of the facilities that the airport provides are ATMs, restaurants, snack bars, cafes, bars, shops, gifts shops, newsagent, second hand book store, Harley-Davidson store, sweet shop from where you can try shopping, Trolleys for luggage facilities, family care room, baby change facilities and children’s play area.
You will get many services for conference and business facilities. The Clarion Hotel Airport and Best Western Milwaukee Airport are available at the airport to provide you facilities like conference and business. Facilities for disabled travellers are many like wheelchair accessible and TDD telephones, toilets, family care room, skycap porters, cars for hiring, disabled parking spaces, walkways with travelators and few others. For accommodation there are three hotels at the airport which is Clarion Hotel Airport, Hampton Inn Milwaukee Airport and the Best Western Milwaukee Airport.
You can also accommodate a room at the nearby areas of the airport for which you will get free shuttle services to and from the terminal as well. When it comes about waiting to get departed from the airport you should not miss any of your precious time in your room. Instead of that go visit some nearby attractions of the city that will give you enormous pleasure and sites that you have never seen or thought before. So head to some of this sites that have worth to visit.
