General Mitchell International Airport is located 7 km from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The airport is used by civil and military aviation. In 1941, the airport was named after the US General, U. Mitchell, who was born in Milwaukee and was the pioneer of the US Air Force. Before this, the airport had been named Hamilton after its founder who built it in 1920. In 1926, the owner and the name of the airport were changed. It became the Airport of Milwaukee. Mitchell Airport services the whole state, the north of Illinois and the part of Chicago. At the airport, there are five air-strips. There are three concourses in the passenger terminal. The annual passenger traffic is almost 10 million people.
At the airport, public transport is provided by the Amtrak Company. The railway station is located in the territory of the airport and links the airport with Milwaukee and Chicago. Transport services at the airport are also provided by shuttle transfers, several licensed taxi companies (that are located at the exit from the baggage claim terminal #3), network transport companies Uber and Lyft (the exit from the baggage claim terminal #2), and limos (the service is available in the garage). From the airport, public bus #80 and charter buses (the stop is near the exit #1) run to Milwaukee.
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