Dane County Regional Airport

Dane County Regional Airport

Truax Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorDane County
ServesMadison, Wisconsin
OpenedSeptember 1937 (1937-09)
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
  Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL887 ft / 270 m
Coordinates43°08′24″N 089°20′15″W / 43.14000°N 89.33750°W / 43.14000; -89.33750
Public transit access Metro Transit
Websitemsnairport.com
Maps

FAA airport diagram
MSN
Location of airport in Wisconsin
MSN
MSN (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 9,006 2,745 Concrete
3/21 7,200 2,195 Concrete
14/32 5,846 1,782 Concrete
Statistics (12 months ending March 2025 except where noted)
Passenger volume2,313,000
Departing passengers1,163,000
Scheduled flights15,070
Cargo (lb.)27 mil
Aircraft operations (2022)76,218
Based aircraft (2024)163
Sources: airport website, FAA, BTS

Dane County Regional Airport (DCRA) (IATA: MSN, ICAO: KMSN, FAA LID: MSN), also known as Truax Field, is a civil-military airport located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northeast of downtown Madison, Wisconsin. In the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, it is one of two airports in Wisconsin that is categorized as a small-hub primary commercial service facility; the other is Appleton International Airport. It is the second busiest of eight commercial airports in Wisconsin in terms of passengers served, after Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.