# Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)

> Madison, US · IATA: MSN · ICAO: KMSN · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MSN` |
| ICAO | `KMSN` |
| City | Madison |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 270 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 43.13990, -89.33750 |

## Description

A state capital airport rarely doubles as a genuine freight node, but Dane County Regional (MSN/KMSN) — Madison's Truax Field — does exactly that. FedEx operates a daily, sometimes twice-daily Airbus A300 freighter here, backed by Cessna 208s and an Air Cargo Carriers Short SD3-60, moving roughly 25 million pounds, or a good 11,000 tonnes, of air cargo a year on the strength of Madison's biotech and medical-device exports. The field is civil-military: it shares its runways with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing, now flying the F-35A Lightning II. Delta, American and United link the university city to the major US hubs, and 2025 brought an all-time record of nearly 2.5 million passengers, about 6 percent above 2024. The 90,000-square-foot, US$85 million south terminal expansion that opened in 2023 added three gates and the capacity to absorb that growth. Interstates 39, 90 and 94 plus Class I rail tie Madison into the Upper Midwest, putting Chicago within roughly two and a half hours by truck. For freight beyond the A300's reach, Milwaukee Mitchell (MKE) and Chicago O'Hare (ORD) are the nearest large cargo gateways.

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