Airport Launches Website To Highlight Nonstop Flights From MKE
Where and when can you easily go from Milwaukee? New tool takes to the sky.
Screenshot of Where We Fly Module.
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is rolling out a new tool designed to make booking flights easier.
The new tool, called “Where We Fly,” includes a map of all the destinations that can be reached via nonstop flights from Milwaukee and a searchable, interactive calendar with all the flights and travel dates available. It can be accessed via the airport’s website.
Using the “Where We Fly” tool, travelers can sort flights by airlines and travel time, or build a travel itinerary that can be saved and shared.
“This new tool eliminates the complexities of planning air travel,” said Airport Director Brian Dranzik in a statement announcing. “Whether you know exactly where you want to go and need to find the best flight time on your preferred airline, or are looking to explore destinations, the Where We Fly tool lets you do it all in one place without having to compare information across multiple websites.”
Airlines currently offer non-stop flights from Milwaukee to thirty-one unique destinations. Southwest Airlines, the airport’s busiest carrier, recently announced new nonstop flights to San Diego that will start running later this year.
The airport has worked for years on a public campaign aimed at convincing more local travelers to fly out of Milwaukee Mitchell. The goal is to increase hometown demand for the airport, thereby attracting more flights from the carriers. The airport has invested in new amenities for travelers and now a booking tool unique to the airport.
Like airports across the county, Milwaukee Mitchell’s air traffic has slowly climbed back from a low point at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, the airport had 6.3 million travelers pass through, bringing it closer to the pre-pandemic travel levels it saw in 2019.
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I really didn’t think much when I saw this headline, yesterday but—you know—I checked out “Where We Fly” this afternoon and it is kinda cool and very easy to use!
Sounds like MKE is on a bit of a roll with plans for a new international terminal (2 gates), and facilities for expanded private flights and freight. All wonderful news. And, it got me wondering where Midwest Express is in its relaunch that caught headwinds after the big announcement in 2019. COVID, and its partner, Elite Airways, backed out of the deal. So, sounds like ME is still trying to launch and it got $1M in funding in he middle of last year. Clearly, it’s looking for more. Five-plus years ago, ME president Greg Artakis announced its first three (nonstop) flights would be to Omaha, Cincinnati, and Grand Rapids—none of which are currently nonstops on the new “Where We Fly” tool.
https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2019/08/28/midwest-express-its-cookies-are-back/
I mean, the simplest ways to gain more nonstops is to become an airline’s hub, right? (I said “simple,” not necessarily easy…) 😉
I sure do hope Midwest Express finds a way to fly, again. That would be awesome.
Its too bad that the BOZOS at FRONTIER AIR ruined non-stops from Milwaukee when they bought out and liquidated Midwest. Now it seems to be sensational news when we get one or two direct flights to another city.
Mitchell wants more people to fly out instead of going to O’Hare. It is actually less expensive to take Coach USA to O’Hare and fly out than it is to fly out of Mitchell, especially international flights. FlightRadar24 shows 84 fights this week to O’Hare. Never should have closed Concourse E. They need to do upgrades much faster. Mitchell is a ghost town after 5pm.
It’s very difficult to get to the west coast from MKE. The San Diego inclusion that will likely be seasonal doesn’t fix the gap from Los Angels to Portland. Things are generally going in the wrong direction with the large airlines and coming southwest changes will likely put them on a path to do the same.