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Mitchell Gallery of Flight Mitchell Gallery of Flight is a non-profit aviation museum inside Milwaukee Mitchell Int'l Airport

It was a beautiful October evening last night at the Selser-Ornst Spooktacular event in Greendale. We had a fun time wit...
10/23/2026

It was a beautiful October evening last night at the Selser-Ornst Spooktacular event in Greendale. We had a fun time with all the costumes and learned that we need bring more candy for next year! πŸŽƒ

Check out the new FlightRadar live camera watching MKE from a view across Layton Ave.
10/18/2026

Check out the new FlightRadar live camera watching MKE from a view across Layton Ave.

Live plane spotting from the northern end of Milwaukee Mitchell Int...

Join us October 22 at Selzer-Ornst in Greendale for a spooky family night! Stop by & say hi as the Gallery will have a t...
10/14/2026

Join us October 22 at Selzer-Ornst in Greendale for a spooky family night! Stop by & say hi as the Gallery will have a table & treats.

5400 S. 60th St
Greendale
5-9 PM

If you didn't know.... the Selzer-Ornst building is where the Gallery's archive/office is located. πŸ‘» πŸŽƒ

10/05/2026

Happy 100th Birthday, MKE! in 1926, Milwaukee County purchased Hamilton Airport & renamed it Milwaukee County Airport.

We can't wait to see what the next 100 bring... the Gallery of Flight will be there to help document & share! πŸŽ‚βœˆπŸŽ‰

What can we say, time flies. For a century, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport has been serving Milwaukee with nonstop flights, nonstop innovation, nonstop employment, and nonstop adventures. Through the decades, our commitment to our travelers and our team has helped us go further than anyone...

This weekend at the Waukesha County Airport!
09/16/2026

This weekend at the Waukesha County Airport!

Wings & Wheels 2026
Free Admission!
πŸ“… Sunday, September 20, 2026
πŸ•˜ 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
*11 AM Salute to Veterans Program
*Flyovers: 10 AM & 3 PM
πŸ“ Waukesha County Airport (KUES)
πŸ“ Parking at Waukesha County EXPO $5 per vehicle

First 100 veterans receive a CAF Veteran hat!
Picnic tables! Hospitality tent for shade!

Free admission (Parking $5 per carload at expo parking lot- enter off Northview west of airport entrance)
Over 300 vintage cars, warbird, aircraft, military vehicles & motorcycles
Music & Merchandise Sales

Warbird rides: Book under RIDES tab at www.cafwi.org (weather permitting).
Waukesha Aviation Club Museum/Crites Field History (in terminal) .

Handicap parking limited- if full drop off at airport entrance & park at expo with golf cart ride back.

Youth
Civil Air Patrol - Waukesha will have their Flight Simulator and Mini F-16 there.
Photo Op: Bring on your fighter jet pose- Sit in the T-33 Cockpit- $5 per sit/$10 with helmet & or flight suit.
Photo Op: 5 Point harness chair and pilot helmet
Learn more about CAF WI WING cadet membership and the Youth Pilot Scholarships up to $12K

For purchase:
Food: Hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, chicken or beef Kabos and chips
Beverage: water, soda, b**r & hard seltzers
PX Merchandise Sales

Commemorative Air Force- Wisconsin Wing Mission
Info table: How you can help!
Fleet Crew Support Program
Join as WING member or Cadet Age 12 to 19th birthday

Motorcycles: Military and patriotic paint bikes or any bikes 1960s and older park on ramp.
If you are planning on coming and park on the ramp, it MUST be parked before 10AM and stay thru the end of the Veteran Salute.
MUST RSVP TEXT 262-490-0330 with year, make & model to get parking instructions

Your support not only helps deliver an outstanding event, but it also ensures that the stories, sacrifices, and the legacy of military aviation continue to be shared.

Learn More
CAF Wisconsin Wing est. 1982 - Based at Waukesha County Airport.
Visit CAF Wisconsin Wing for membership information, volunteer opportunities, aircraft rides, flyover requests, and upcoming events.

Commemorative Air Force | Established 1957 HQ in Dallas, Texas
Honoring American Military Aviation Through Flight, Exhibition, and Remembrance.

"The mission of the CAF is to educate, inspire, and honor, such that future generations of Americans will value and support the contributions of military aviation in assuring our nation's freedom."

With the anniversary of the loss of Midwest Express Flight 105 over the weekend, a few people have reached out to us abo...
09/08/2026

With the anniversary of the loss of Midwest Express Flight 105 over the weekend, a few people have reached out to us about the location of the memorial plaque. It is located at the Layton Ave. airport observation area, right under the Wisconsin Historical Marker for the airport.

08/18/2026

Looking forward to this new book on Milwaukee's Lester Maitland, out September 1.

An author and UW-Milwaukee English professor wrote a biography about a Milwaukee aviation pioneer that's being released next month.

08/14/2026

Waukesha County Airport/Crites Field just reopened their runway 10/28. Of course you celebrate with a Paul Walter T-28 fly-by (Paul's also a MGF supporter)!

We recently ran into this short clip of Jim Lovell speaking at an AFI awards event for Tom Hanks. This means either we n...
08/10/2026

We recently ran into this short clip of Jim Lovell speaking at an AFI awards event for Tom Hanks. This means either we need to watch Apollo 13 again or go visit the Lovell display at the Gallery. Hmm, maybe both... how about you?

Jim Lovell, the real Captain of Apollo 13, speaks at the AFI Life A...

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5300 S Howell Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
53207

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