SOUTH AIR CARGO
PROJECT
Expected Opening in 2026
Choose Milwaukee’s airport for on-time, predictable cargo deliveries to clients.
Why MKE?
Advantages of Milwaukee’s Airport:
- Full Service 24/7 airport
- Large airfield accommodates heavy aircraft
- Experienced ground handlers
- Uncongested airspace and landside access
- Seamless air-to-truck transfers
- 70+ freight trucking firms located between MKE and the Illinois border
- Quick access to/from uncongested I-94 corridor (and Chicago) with no traffic signals.
Milwaukee is:
- 70 miles from ORD with four freeway lanes in each direction
- Much less congested
- Quicker and more cost-efficient
- Along the hot I-94 Corridor
MKE Airfield Capabilities
- Longest runway: 10,000 x 200-feet ILS Cat IIIC
- Expandable cargo ramp and facilities
- Developable land to expand operations
- Direct, unrestricted truck access to Air Cargo facilities
- Closest full-service Medium Hub airport to ORD
- U.S. Customs on-site
- World-class snow removal operations ensure reliability during winter weather
- Unrestricted ramp access for takeoff and landing
MKE vs. ORD Cost Savings
- Landing fees that are 50% lower than ORD
- Significantly lower fuel and labor costs at MKE
- MKE has uncongested air and ground capacity
Fast-growing I-94 Corridor
Amazon, Haribo, Kroger, Foxconn, Uline, Komatsu, Michels, and GE Healthcare all have major operations/expansions underway, creating job and wage growth. Growing population base and business activity throughout corridor.
MKE Handles Large Aircraft
- Boeing 747-8F
- Airbus A380
- Antonov 225
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
Cargo Service Providers
- Quantem Aviation Services
- PrimeFlight
- AVFlight
- Menzies Aviation
If you have any questions, please contact us at cargo@mitchellairport.com
