Waukesha County Airport is also known as Crites Field. The busiest general aviation airport in Wisconsin, our tower is open from 7 am to 9 pm daily.
Waukesha County Airport is full-service airport open 24/7 and located conveniently just 20 minutes from Milwaukee, in the heart of one of Wisconsin’s fastest growing communities. More than 50 businesses regularly use the airport for corporate travel, either on their own aircraft or via charter and other air transport services. Nearly half of the airport’s 238 aircraft owners use their airplanes for both business and recreational purposes. The airport features runways long enough for nearly all corporate aircraft and an approach lighting system and instrument landing system that enables aircraft to land in inclement weather. Airport-based businesses provide aircraft and avionics maintenance services, flight training, charter and various other services to support local aircraft requirements. The Waukesha County Airport provides nearly 1,000 jobs resulting in more than $24 million in wages and payroll, and is credited with providing nearly $81 million in sales for the organizations that use it for aviation, and the companies that provide goods and services to them.
