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Dane County Regional Airport , 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 Continental, Frontier, United, American, Midwest, US Airways and Delta airlines with Delta being the largest carrier with the most direct flights. These airlines offer non-stop service to major hubs through out the Midwest, East Coast and South as well as destinations such as Atlanta, Washington DC, New York City, Memphis, New Jersey and Denver.
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.
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Airlines |
Destinations |
American Eagle Airlines | American Eagle |
American Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare |
Continental Connection operated by CommutAir | Cleveland |
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Cleveland, Newark |
Delta Air Lines | Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Atlanta [begins November 3] |
Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky |
Delta Connection operated by Comair | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan |
Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines (North America) | Compass Airlines |
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
Delta Connection operated by Skywest Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines | Denver |
Midwest Connect operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Milwaukee |
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver |
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver |
United Express operated by Trans States Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver
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