Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is a civil–military airport 5 nautical miles south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration Natio
Trees, a skylight, and a clock in the rotunda created by the Concourse D "hammerhead" expansion project
Departures area at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
The Milwaukee Airport Rail Station has Amtrak service to Chicago and Saint Paul.
Delta Air Lines jets on the Concourse D ramp at Mitchell International Airport
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William Lendrum Mitchell was a United States Army officer who had a major role in the creation of the United States Air Force.
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
…International Airport covers 2,314 acres (936 ha) and has five asphalt and concrete runways. The airport is named in honor of United States Army General Billy Mitchell, who was raised in Milwaukee and is often regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. Along with being the primary airport for Milwaukee…
Mitchell, c. 1920s
Mitchell as assistant chief of Air Service (in non-regulation uniform)
The French-built SPAD XVI which Mitchell piloted in the war, now exhibited inside the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The SPAD XVI, an observation and bomber aircraft, has a Lewis twin machine gun mounted in the rear cockpit.
Mitchell posing with his Vought VE-7 Bluebird aircraft at the Bolling Field Air Tournament in Washington, D.C., held on May 14–16, 1920