General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, WI, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) is one of the primary air-carrier airports serving Milwaukee, WI at 723 ft. KMKE reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 10 runways (01L, 01R, 07L, 07R), longest 9,990 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page. Track KMKE in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message the moment the ATIS letter changes or the weather drops below your selected minimums.
What changed at KMKE?
Since the 0352Z (10:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.93 → 29.95 inHg.
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Current pilot readout for KMKE
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D-ATIS
Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.
MKE ATIS INFO S 0452Z. 34004KT 10SM FEW250 19/12 A2995 (TWO NINER NINER FIVE) RMK AO2 SLP137 T01940117. VISUAL APCH RY 1L. LDG RY 1L. DEPG RY 1L. NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT. NOTAMS... RY 1R, 19L CLSD. RY 1L, 19R CL LGTS OTS, RY 31 PAPI OTS. USE CAUTION FOR NUMEROUS TWY CLOSURES ON AIRPORT. TRANSPONDERS REQUIRED TO BE ON WHILE OPERATING ON RWYS AND TWYS. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. ALL ACFT RBCK ALL HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. ALL TAXIING DEPG ACFT REMAIN ON GROUND CONTROL FREQ UNTIL ADZD, FOR CD CTC GC FREQ. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO S.
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KMKE. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L | 9,990 ft | PEM | - | - |
| 01R | 4,182 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 07L | 4,797 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 07R | 8,300 ft | PEM | - | - |
| 13 | 5,537 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 19L | 4,182 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 19R | 9,990 ft | PEM | - | - |
| 25L | 8,300 ft | PEM | - | - |
| 25R | 4,797 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31 | 5,537 ft | ASP | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 22 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KMKE weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, WI: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KMKE is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KMKE
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MKG UA /OV MKG/TM 0224/FL340/TP A321/TB CONS MOD CHOP OCNL MOD CAT/RM FL320 OCNL LGT CHOP
MKG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MKGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0224Reported at 02:24 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS MOD CHOP OCNL MOD CA…Turbulence: continuous moderate chop occasional mod clear-air turbulence.RM FL320 OCNL LGT CHOPRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL1283 4156N 08703W 0223 F320 283/049KT TB MOD CHOP IC
ARP UAL1283 4156N 08703W 022…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
PWK UA /OV OBK120045/TM 0215/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP
PWK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OBK120045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0215Reported at 02:15 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CH…Turbulence: continuous light chop occasional moderate chop.Show raw report
MWC UA /OV BAE090030/TM 0206/FL360/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
MWC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BAE090030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0206Reported at 02:06 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.Show raw report
MWC UA /OV BAE090070/TM 0153/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
MWC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BAE090070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0153Reported at 01:53 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light to moderate chop.Show raw report
ORD UA /OV CGT360040/TM 0107/FL310/TP B38M/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CGT360040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0107Reported at 01:07 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.Show raw report
JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 0104/FL280/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0104Reported at 01:04 UTC.FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
ORD UA /OV C77/TM 0038/FL350/TP A321/TB CONS LGT 350
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV C77Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0038Reported at 00:38 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT 350Turbulence: continuous light 350.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KMKE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KMKE reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
- 19L/19R
- 24%
- 25L/25R
- 18%
- 13
- 17%
- 31
- 17%
- 01L/01R
- 14%
- 07L/07R
- 10%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0529Z (12:29 AM CDT)
TAF KMKE 130529Z 1306/1412 32005KT P6SM FEW190 FM131300 35007KT P6SM FEW250 FM131700 33008KT P6SM BKN140 FM132100 29008KT P6SM SCT160 FM140100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- Large airport
- ICAO
- KMKE
- IATA
- MKE
- FAA LID
- MKE
- City
- Milwaukee
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 723 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.9472, -87.8966
- Runways
- 10
- Longest runway
- 9,990 ft
- Weather reporting
- METAR · D-ATIS
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 126.4 MHz
- AWOS/ASOS
- 148.35 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 18h 15m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
9 airports+3 more within 25 NM
25–50 NM
8 airports+2 more within 50 NM
50–100 NM
7 airports+1 more within 100 NM
RC flying fields nearby
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- Rainbow Aero Modelers Society - Oakwood Rd , Franklin, WI · 8 mi
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Historical Flying Weather at KMKE
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KMKE reported VFR conditions during about 77.7% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 254 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 8.2 kt, calm 7.6% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59.7 | 25.5 | 8.9 | 5.9 |
| Feb | 67.5 | 20.2 | 7.4 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 72.3 | 16.6 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 78.8 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| May | 81.5 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 85.9 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
| Jul | 91.1 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 87.4 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 84.4 | 10.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| Oct | 80.4 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Nov | 74.0 | 19.7 | 4.5 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 57.9 | 26.6 | 9.2 | 6.3 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 kt |
| Feb | 9.1 kt |
| Mar | 9.0 kt |
| Apr | 9.3 kt |
| May | 8.2 kt |
| Jun | 7.5 kt |
| Jul | 7.1 kt |
| Aug | 6.7 kt |
| Sep | 7.2 kt |
| Oct | 8.2 kt |
| Nov | 8.6 kt |
| Dec | 8.7 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KMKE airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
The FAA airport diagram for General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, WI shows the runway and taxiway layout across 10 runways, ramp areas, and hold-short positions. Review it before taxiing at an unfamiliar field.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2610 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
KMKE weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at KMKE?+
KMKE has 10 runways: 01L, 01R, 07L, 07R, 13, 19L, 19R, 25L, 25R, 31; the longest is 9,990 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does KMKE report its own weather?+
Yes. General Mitchell International Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does KMKE have a TAF?+
Yes. The TAF is shown on this page below the current conditions.
Does KMKE broadcast D-ATIS?+
Yes. KMKE publishes digital ATIS, and the live broadcast text with its current information letter is shown on this page. The ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) can message you the moment the letter changes.
Where can I find the KMKE airport diagram?+
The official FAA airport diagram for General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) is shown on this page. It maps the runway and taxiway layout, ramps, and hold-short lines. Tap it to zoom, or download the official FAA PDF free from the link under the diagram (updated every 28-day FAA charting cycle).
Pilot PIREPs for General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)
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Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for General Mitchell International Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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