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MKE performance data

General Mitchell International (MKE, Milwaukee WI) boarded 3104054 passengers in CY2024, up 4.9% vs 2023 — #59 nationally.

We hold 24 validated statistics for this airport, covering 1988 to 2024.

What this does not meanThis airport’s figures span 1 January 2018, when the DOT changed both which carriers must report (from 1% to half of one percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue) and how flights are attributed (from the operating carrier to the marketing carrier). Figures either side of that date describe different populations of flights, so they are listed by year below rather than drawn as one continuous trend.

Traffic and reliability

  • General Mitchell International (MKE, Milwaukee WI) boarded 3104054 passengers in CY2024, up 4.9% vs 2023 — #59 nationally.

    2024complete FAA enplanement census

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2024, 1.4% of 28694 departures were cancelled and 18.0% left 15+ min late.

    2024n=28694 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2023, 1.56% of 26166 departures were cancelled and 17.6% left 15+ min late.

    2023n=26166 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2022, 2.98% of 25221 departures were cancelled and 18.5% left 15+ min late.

    2022n=25221 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2021, 1.65% of 22768 departures were cancelled and 14.2% left 15+ min late.

    2021n=22768 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2019, 2.14% of 30895 departures were cancelled and 17.1% left 15+ min late.

    2019n=30895 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2018, 1.61% of 32507 departures were cancelled and 17.1% left 15+ min late.

    2018n=32507 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2017, 1.17% of 30162 departures were cancelled and 15.3% left 15+ min late.

    2017n=30162 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2016, 1.12% of 32575 departures were cancelled and 14.6% left 15+ min late.

    2016n=32575 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2015, 1.8% of 32467 departures were cancelled and 16.5% left 15+ min late.

    2015n=32467 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2014, 2.83% of 33654 departures were cancelled and 22.8% left 15+ min late.

    2014n=33654 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2013, 1.54% of 35451 departures were cancelled and 20.9% left 15+ min late.

    2013n=35451 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2012, 1.1% of 38115 departures were cancelled and 14.9% left 15+ min late.

    2012n=38115 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2011, 1.79% of 43084 departures were cancelled and 19.4% left 15+ min late.

    2011n=43084 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2010, 1.57% of 45128 departures were cancelled and 20.0% left 15+ min late.

    2010n=45128 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2009, 1.48% of 44334 departures were cancelled and 19.6% left 15+ min late.

    2009n=44334 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2008, 2.81% of 42700 departures were cancelled and 23.9% left 15+ min late.

    2008n=42700 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2007, 2.84% of 28417 departures were cancelled and 26.7% left 15+ min late.

    2007n=28417 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2006, 2.04% of 23374 departures were cancelled and 21.8% left 15+ min late.

    2006n=23374 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2005, 1.93% of 21520 departures were cancelled and 20.1% left 15+ min late.

    2005n=21520 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2004, 1.87% of 21699 departures were cancelled and 19.0% left 15+ min late.

    2004n=21699 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 2003, 1.75% of 20946 departures were cancelled and 15.8% left 15+ min late.

    2003n=20946 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 1989, 2.11% of 24232 departures were cancelled and 23.1% left 15+ min late.

    1989n=24232 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At MKE (Milwaukee, WI) in 1988, 1.3% of 23148 departures were cancelled and 16.5% left 15+ min late.

    1988n=23148 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

What this page does not tell you

  • Cancellation and delay rates are not directly comparable between airports. Route networks differ and so does the weather they fly through, and the source data says so.
  • Nothing here tells you what you are owed. That depends on the rule that applies to your situation, which is on the passenger rights pages.
  • These are counts and rates, not explanations. We have not tested why any figure moved.

Sources and provenance

Written by Row30 Data Desk. Data reviewed by Row30 Data Desk on July 26, 2026.

Underlying federal data covers 1988 to 2024.

Every figure above traces to a row in our statistics database: traffic-MKE-2024. Each was validated against its source row before this page could publish.

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How this article was produced

Produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a named human before publishing. The pipeline that pulls the federal data and computes the statistics is conventional software, not a language model. Software is never credited as an author.

Before a page can publish, an automated check matches every number in the draft against the stored source row. If a digit does not reconcile, the article is blocked. The same check confirms the period is stated, the citation is carried verbatim, the licence permits the use, and no comparative claim outruns its stated uncertainty.

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Source: Federal Aviation Administration passenger boarding data; analysis by Row30.

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics; analysis by Row30.