More Travelers Chose MKE in 2016

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele has announced that passenger traffic rose more than three percent at Milwaukee County’s General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in 2016.

December’s increase in passengers brought the full-year increase to 3.2 percent, compared to 2015.  For the year, a total of 6,757,357 people chose Mitchell Airport for their travel in 2016, which represents an increase of 208,004 from the 2015 total.  December’s passenger count rose two percent to 512,677.

“This increase in passengers is due to new nonstop routes launched from MKE in 2016 and continued marketing of our routes to travelers across Wisconsin and northern Illinois,” Abele said.  “The convenience, efficiency and competitive fares offered by MKE are helping us create more demand for additional new flights at Mitchell Airport.  I encourage everyone to keep choosing our local airport for their travel needs.  It’s the best way for us to get even more flights.”