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Midway International Airport

Chicago Midway International Airport
Midway International Airport Logo.jpg
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Chicago
Operator Chicago Department of Aviation
Serves Chicago
Location Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Opened December 1927 (89 years ago) (1927-12)
Hub for Southwest Airlines
Elevation AMSL 620 ft / 189 m
Coordinates 41°47′10″N 87°45′09″W / 41.78611°N 87.75250°W / 41.78611; -87.75250Coordinates: 41°47′10″N 87°45′09″W / 41.78611°N 87.75250°W / 41.78611; -87.75250
Website www.flychicago.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
MDW is located in Chicago
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MDW is located in Illinois
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MDW is located in the US
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Location of airport in Chicago
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4L/22R 5,507 1,679 Asphalt
4R/22L 6,445 1,964 Asphalt/Concrete
13C/31C 6,522 1,988 Concrete
13L/31R 5,141 1,567 Asphalt
13R/31L 3,859 1,176 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations 253,046
Passenger volume 22,677,589
Cargo tonnage 21,724.7
Source: FAA and airport website
Aircraft operations 253,046
Passenger volume 22,677,589
Cargo tonnage 21,724.7

Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA: MDWICAO: KMDWFAA LID: MDW) is a commercial airport on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, eight miles (13 km) from the Loop.

Formerly Chicago's main airport, traffic is currently dominated by low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines. Midway is the Dallas-based carrier's largest focus city, as of 2013. The airport suffered a decline in traffic with the opening of O'Hare International Airport but later experienced significant traffic growth. Midway Airport is the second-largest passenger airport in the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as the state of Illinois, after O'Hare International Airport on the Northwest Side.

Both the Stevenson Expressway and the Chicago Transit Authority's Orange Line provide passengers access to Downtown Chicago.

Originally named Chicago Air Park, Midway Airport was built on a 320-acre (130 ha) plot in 1923 with one cinder runway mainly for airmail flights. In 1926 the city leased the airport and named it Chicago Municipal Airport on December 12, 1927. By 1928, the airport had twelve hangars and four runways, lit for night operations.


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