By Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Sep 22, 2006 at 5:24 PM
Readers of Conde Nast Traveler have ranked Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport as best in the nation in the categories of ease of connections, safety/security and customs/baggage.

Mitchell had the most first-place rankings in individual categories and finished fifth overall among U.S. airports. The annual travel awards appear in the magazine's October issue.

Mitchell has spent $50 million in recent years on expansion and renovation of all three concourses. In 2005, 7.3 million passengers used the airport, where 12 airlines offer non-stop and direct flights to more than 90 cities in the U.S. Mitchell is the 50th largest airport in the country and the 34th largest in terms of destinations  served.
Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com

Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.