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Madison Dane County Regional Airport

Find out about the airport's location, transportation options, terminals, airlines and more.

Madison, Wisconsin

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Madison Dane County Regional Airport (IATA: MSN) also known as Truax Field, is a civil-military airport that serves more than 1.8 million passengers each year.

The airport is located 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of downtown Madison, in Wisconsin

The airport opened in the early to mid-90s and serves cities within the United States. The airport has an area of 3,500 acres and owns three runways.

In terms of passengers served, the airport is the 2nd busiest out of eight commercial airports in Wisconsin.

Airport terminal

Facilities

Madison Dane County Regional Airport provides facilities and services to offer comfort for its many travellers. The airport in total has 13 gates as well as shops, restaurants, cafes and bars at the airport terminal.


Facilities include:

  • A range of shopping and dining places are available from restaurants, cafes and shops.
  • Free WiFi Accessibility
  • Baby Care Facilities
  • Business Services
  • Duty-free
  • Mobile Charging
  • Medical Services
  • Massaging chairs
  • Luggage Carts
  • Art Exhibitions
Airport runway

Runways and Terminals

Madison Dane County Regional Airport currently has three runways:

  • Runway 18/36
  • Runway 3/21
  • Runway 14/32

The main terminal has 13 gates with jetways.

A Delta Air Lines aircraft taking off

Airlines that fly to Madison Dane County Regional Airport

Madison Dane County Regional Airport is served by the following airlines:

  • American Airlines - regularly flies from Madison to Charlotte, Dallas, Phoenix and Washington
  • Breeze Airways - connects Madison to Tampa, Los Angeles and Orlando
  • Delta - flies from Madison to Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York and Washington
  • Frontier Airlines - operates flights from Madison to Denver and Orlando
  • Sun Country Airlines - flies seasonally to Madison from Fort Myers and Phoenix
  • United Airlines - connects Madison to Chicago, Denver and Newark
Man with a suitcase waiting for a taxi at an airport

How to get to Madison Dane County Regional Airport

By Road

A number of taxi companies offer taxicab services at the airport. If you need a taxi, simply follow the signs leading to the ground transportation area outside of Door 7, at the north end of the baggage claim area. It takes only 14 minutes to downtown Madison by taxi.


By Public Transport

You can take a Metro Route 20 – North Transfer Point bus to downtown Madison and the UW campus area. Departures are every 30 minutes on weekdays and hourly on the weekends and holidays.


By Rental Car

You can rent a range of cars from car hire companies. The airport has onsite car rental desks available near door 6 of the baggage claim area. Many companies offer these services such as Alamo, Avis, Enterprise, Hertz and National.

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