Dane County Regional Airport (IATA: MSN, ICAO: KMSN, FAA LID: MSN), formerly 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, the capital of Wisconsin. It has three runways and in 2010 it served over 1.5 million passengers. MSN serves American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, and United Airlines, with Delta Air Lines being the largest carrier with the most flights. These airlines offer non-stop service to thirteen major hubs throughout the country - with over 100 departures and arrivals daily, and to additional destinations such as Washington DC, New York City, and Orlando. Delta's Airbus 319s, 320s, and MD-90s, along with Frontier's Airbus 319s, are among the largest aircraft that can be seen at Truax Field.
Truax Field was named in honor of Lieutenant Thomas L. Truax, a Wisconsin native who was 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 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, which operates F-16 Falcon aircraft. The 115th Fighter Wing is one of 14 operational air defense units responsible for air defense of the eastern continental United States.
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