Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) Information

Where is Dane County Regional Airport?
MSN Dane County Regional Airport (IATA: MSN, ICAO: KMSN, FAA LID: MSN), also known as Truax Field, is a joint civil-military commercial airport located five nautical miles (9 km) northeast of the central business district of Madison, a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It has three runways and in 2006 it served over 1.6 million passengers. MSN serves American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, and United Airlines, with Delta Air Lines being the largest carrier with the most direct flights. These airlines offer non-stop service to major hubs throughout the country, and to additional destinations such as Washington DC and New York City.

Truax Field was named in honor of Wisconsin-native Lieutenant Thomas L. Truax, killed, along with his wingman, Lt. Speckman, in a P-40 training accident during poor weather in San Anselmo, CA on November 2, 1941, just before war was declared. The airport is home to both the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the Wisconsin Air National Guard.

Dane County Regional Airport covers an area of 3,500 acres (1,416 ha) at an elevation of 887 feet (270 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways with concrete surfaces: 3/21 is 7,200 by 150 feet (2,195 x 46 m); 14/32 is 5,846 by 150 feet (1,782 x 46 m); 18/36 is 9,006 by 150 feet (2,745 x 46 m). The fixed base operator (FBO) is Wisconsin Aviation, which purchased the assets of the former FBO, Four Lakes Aviation, in 1994.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 115,613 aircraft operations, an average of 316 per day: 59% general aviation, 24% air taxi, 10% scheduled commercial and 7% military. At that time there were 257 aircraft based at this airport: 54% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 8% jet, 6% helicopter and 7% military.

Additional Dane County Regional Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official MSN Dane County Regional Airport Website