KMKE — General Mitchell Intl
Milwaukee, WI · field elevation 728 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KMKE current weather
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR KMKE 111152Z 36004KT 1 1/2SM BR SCT002 BKN110 BKN250 22/22 A2992 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP129 60000 T02170217 10228 20211 55006
- Wind
- from 360° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 1.5 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,696 ft · pressure altitude 728 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 360° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01L | 4 kt head | — |
| 01R | 4 kt head | — |
| 31 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 07L | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 07R | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 25R | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 25L | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 13 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 19R | 4 kt tail | — |
| 19L | 4 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,200–15,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMKE 111141Z 1112/1218 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT002 BKN060 TEMPO 1112/1113 1SM BR BKN002 FM111400 12005KT P6SM BKN060 FM111600 11007KT 5SM -TSRA BR OVC030CB FM111900 11005KT P6SM SCT050 FM120500 00000KT 2SM BR SCT030 FM121400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.94693, -87.89706
- Elevation
- 728 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1053Z / 0059Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -4° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Milwaukee, WI
Airport diagram
Everything else KMKE publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 9,990 | 200 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 07R/25L | 8,300 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 5,537 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | MED |
| 07L/25R | 4,797 | 100 | ASPH-CONC | MED |
| 01R/19L | 4,182 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 126.4
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 124.575
- Ground
- 121.8
- Clearance
- 120.8
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach B SE
- 118.0
- Approach A NW
- 126.5
- Departure A NW
- 125.35
- Departure B SE
- 135.875
Published procedures
- 23 approaches — ILS, LD, LE, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 3 departures published
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMWC Lawrence J Timmerman12 nm
- KUES Waukesha County16 nm
- KENW Kenosha Rgnl21 nm
- KBUU Burlington Muni24 nm
- KETB West Bend Muni30 nm
- KUGN Waukegan Ntl32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMKE airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Wisconsin airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.