Nonstop flight route between Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and Fort Smith Airport (YSM), Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,552 miles (or 2,498 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field and Fort Smith Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKE / KMKE | 
| Airport Name: | General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field | 
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°56'49"N by 87°53'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Milwaukee, WI. Chicago, IL. | 
| Operator/Owner: | Milwaukee County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 723 feet (220 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 5 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MKE | 
| More Information: | MKE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSM / CYSM | 
| Airport Name: | Fort Smith Airport | 
| Location: | Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°1'13"N by 111°57'42"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 673 feet (205 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSM | 
| More Information: | YSM Maps & Info | 
Facts about General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE):
- The closest airport to General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of MKE.
- The airport also hosts the General Mitchell Air National Guard Base on the eastern area of the airport property, home to the 128th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Mobility Command -gained unit of the Wisconsin Air National Guard flying the KC-135R Stratotanker.
- AirTran Airways/Southwest Airlines – C14,C15,C18-C25
- The furthest airport from General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,051 miles (17,785 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- There is also a "Master Plan" idea to significantly increase terminal area by either stretching the existing terminal or begin construction of an entirely separate terminal.
- Because of General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field's relatively low elevation of 723 feet, planes can take off or land at General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Construction to provide this runway safety area began at the end of the summer of 2009.
- General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field handled 9,848,377 passengers last year.
- General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) has 5 runways.
Facts about Fort Smith Airport (YSM):
- The furthest airport from Fort Smith Airport (YSM) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,839 miles (15,834 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Fort Smith Airport (YSM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Fort Smith Airport (YSM) is Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY), which is located 92 miles (147 kilometers) SSE of YSM.
- Because of Fort Smith Airport's relatively low elevation of 673 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Smith Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.




