Midway International Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States}} {{Other uses|Midway Airport (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox airport | name = Chicago Midway International Airport | image = Midway_International_Airport_Logo.svg | image2 = Midway Airport Airfield.jpg | image-width = | image2-width = | IATA = MDW | ICAO = KMDW | FAA = MDW | WMO = 72534 | type = Public | owner-oper = Chicago Department of Aviation | city-served = Chicago metropolitan area | location = Clearing and Garfield Ridge, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | opened = {{start date and age|1927|12|12}}<ref name="encyclopediaofchicago"/> | operating_base = {{ubl|class=nowrap | Frontier Airlines<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-launches-new-nonstop-routes-from-chicago-midway--mdw-becomes-frontiers-primary-airport-in-chicago/ | title=Frontier Airlines Launches New Nonstop Routes from Chicago Midway; MDW Becomes Frontier's Primary Airport in Chicago }}</ref> | Southwest Airlines<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Southwest Airlines Announces New Crew Base for Pilots and Flight Attendants at Nashville International Airport (BNA) |date=August 14, 2023 |url=http://swamedia.com/releases/nashville-crew-base?lang=en-US |language=en |access-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106094620/https://swamedia.com/releases/nashville-crew-base?lang=en-US |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} | timezone = CST | utc = UTC−06:00 | summer = CDT | utcs = UTC−05:00 | elevation-f = 620 | publictransit = {{rint|chicago|cta}} {{rint|chicago|orange}}, CTA Bus, Pace Bus, River Valley Metro at Midway | website = {{URL|https://flychicago.com/midway}} | coordinates = {{coord|41|47|10|N|87|45|09|W|region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | image_map = Midway Airport FAA Diagram.png | image_map_caption = FAA airport diagram | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 9 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | r1-number = 4L/22R | r1-length-f = 5,507 | r1-surface = Concrete | r2-number = 4R/22L | r2-length-f = 6,445 | r2-surface = Asphalt concrete | r3-number = 13L/31R | r3-length-f = 6,522 | r3-surface = Concrete | r5-number = 13R/31L | r5-length-f = 3,859 | r5-surface = Asphalt concrete | stat-year = 2025 | stat1-header = Aircraft operations | stat1-data = 210,930 | stat2-header = Passenger volume | stat2-data = 19,379,940 | stat3-header = Cargo tonnage (metric tons) | stat3-data = 13,529.0 | footnotes = Source: FAA<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=MDW|use=PU|own=PU|site=04508.*A}}. effective February 19, 2026.</ref> Midway International Airport<ref>{{cite web|title= Year to Date Operations-Passengers, Cargo Summary December 2025 |url=https://www.flychicago.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Business/FactAndFigures/AirTraffic/1225%20MDW%20SUMMARY.pdf|website=flychicago.com|access-date=March 4, 2026}}</ref> }}

'''Chicago Midway International Airport''' {{airport codes|MDW|KMDW|MDW}} is a major commercial airport on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, located approximately 12 miles (19 km) from the city's Loop business district, and divided between the city's Clearing and Garfield Ridge communities. Established in 1927, Midway served as Chicago's primary airport until the opening of O'Hare International Airport in 1944. Midway is the second-busiest airport in both the Chicago metropolitan area and the state of Illinois, serving 22,050,489 passengers in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.gov/city/en/depts/doa/provdrs/dbata/news/2024/march/03062024.html|title=O'Hare, Midway Airports Saw Strong Passenger Growth in 2023|website=chicago.gov|accessdate= March 13, 2025}}</ref>

Midway is a base for Southwest Airlines,<ref>Schulte, Sarah. "[https://abc7chicago.com/archive/8051631/ SWA flights take off at Midway, airline's largest hub] ." ''WLS-TV''. April 4, 2011. Retrieved on April 4, 2011.</ref> which carries over 90% of the passengers at the airport. The airport was named in honor of the Battle of Midway. The defunct Midway Airlines, once headquartered at Midway, took its name from the airport. The airfield is located in a square mile bounded by 55th and 63rd Streets, Central and Cicero Avenues. The terminal complex was completed in 2001. The terminal bridges Cicero Avenue and contains 43 gates with facilities for international passengers. The CTA rapid transit Orange Line provides transit to Downtown Chicago, where it connects with other subway/elevated rapid transit lines.

==History== {{Multiple image |align=left |image1=Chicago Midway Airport 1956 TWA Constellation American United Airlines Vintage 16mm Film.webm |image2=1956 Chicago Midway Airport scenes.webm |footer=Midway Airport in 1956}} thumb|Sculpture at Chicago–Midway [[File:MDW 10.JPG|thumb|Douglas SBD Dauntless on static display as part of the Midway memorial]] {{clear left}}

===Early history (1923–1962)=== Originally named '''Chicago Air Park''',<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|url=http://destinations.usatoday.com/chicago/transportation/ |title=Chicago Transportation: Chicago Midway Airport |work=USA Today |date=May 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102194813/http://destinations.usatoday.com/chicago/transportation/ |archive-date=January 2, 2007 }}</ref> Midway Airport was built on a {{convert|320|acre|adj=on}} plot in 1923 with one cinder runway mainly for airmail flights. In 1926, the city leased the airport and on December 12, 1927 named it '''Chicago Municipal Airport'''.<ref name="encyclopediaofchicago">{{cite web | url =http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/828.html | title =Midway Airport | publisher =Encyclopedia of Chicago | access-date =August 16, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120814070335/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/828.html | archive-date =August 14, 2012 | url-status =live }}</ref> By 1928, the airport had twelve hangars and four runways, which were lit up for night operations.<ref name="history" />

A major fire early on June 25, 1930, destroyed two hangars and 27 aircraft, "12 of them tri-motor passenger planes." The loss was estimated at more than two million dollars. The destroyed hangars belonged to the Universal Air Lines, Inc. and the Grey Goose Airlines, the latter under lease to Stout Air Lines. The fire followed an explosion of undetermined cause in the Universal hangar.<ref>Associated Press, "27 Planes Burn In Chicago Fire", ''Sarasota Herald'', Sarasota, Florida, Wednesday 25 June 1930, Volume 5, Number 224, page one.</ref>

[[File:Midway chicago.jpg|thumb|right|The Chicago area, featuring Chicago Midway and O'Hare International Airports]] In 1931, a new passenger terminal opened at 62nd St;<ref name="history" /> the following year the airport claimed to be the "World's Busiest" with over 100,846 passengers on 60,947 flights.<ref name="visitorsguide">{{cite web | url =http://www.flychicago.com/news/pdf/MDWVisitorsGuide2005Revised.pdf | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080414001228/http://www.flychicago.com/news/pdf/MDWVisitorsGuide2005Revised.pdf | archive-date =April 14, 2008| title = Midway Airport Visitors Guide (History Section) | publisher=FlyChicago.com | date = May 12, 2007}}</ref> (The July 1932 Official Aviation Guide (OAG) shows 206 scheduled airline departures a week.)

More construction was funded in part by $1 million from the Works Progress Administration; the airport expanded to fill the square mile in 1938–41 after a court ordered the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad to reroute tracks that had crossed the square along the northern edge of the older field.

The March 1939 OAG shows 47 weekday departures: 13 on United, 13 American, 9 TWA, 4 Northwest, and two each on Eastern, Braniff, Pennsylvania Central, and C&S.<ref>{{Citation |year=1939 |title=Official Aviation Guide |publisher= Official Aviation Guide Company |location=Chicago IL }}</ref> New York's airport (Newark, then LaGuardia by the end of 1939) was then the busiest airline airport in the United States, but Midway passed LaGuardia in 1948 and kept the title until 1960.<ref name="history" /> The record-breaking 1945 Japan–Washington flight of B-29s refueled at the airport on their way to Washington, DC.

In July 1949, the airport was renamed after the Battle of Midway.<ref name="visitorsguide" /> That year, Midway saw 3.2 million passengers. In 1959, passenger count peaked at 10 million.<ref>This [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm66qtg65DY video of Chicago Midway Airport in 1954] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130142028/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm66qtg65DY |date=November 30, 2015 }} shows the increase in traffic that Midway Airport experienced during the 1950s.</ref> The diagram on the January 1951 C&GS approach chart shows four parallel pairs of runways, all {{convert|4240|ft}} or less, except for the {{convert|5730|ft|adj=on}} runway 13R (current runway 13C) and the {{convert|5230|ft|adj=on}} runway 4R.

The April 1957 OAG shows 414 weekday fixed-wing departures from Midway: 83 American, 83 United, 56 TWA, 40 Capital, 35 North Central, 28 Delta, 27 Eastern, 22 Northwest, 19 Ozark, 11 Braniff, 5 Trans-Canada, and 5 Lake Central. Air France, Lufthansa, and REAL (of Brazil) had a few flights per week.<ref>{{Citation |year=1957 |title=Official Airline Guide |publisher= American Aviation Publications |location=Washington DC }}</ref>

Midway, being surrounded by buildings on all sides, meant that the airport was unable to expand; its runways were too short to safely handle larger four-engine jetliners (the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8) that appeared in 1959. Instead, Chicago jet flights were directed to use O'Hare, which had opened to airlines in 1955. Lighter aircraft like turboprops Lockheed L-188 Electra's and Vickers Viscounts could have continued to fly out of Midway, but O'Hare's new terminal opened in 1962, allowing airlines to consolidate their flights. From July 1962 until July 1964 when United returned, Midway's only scheduled airline was Chicago Helicopter. In August 1966, a total of four fixed-wing arrivals were scheduled, all United 727s (United was alone at Midway until early 1968).

===Post-O'Hare reconstruction (1963–1993)=== By 1967, reconstruction began at the airport, adding three new concourses with 28 gates and three ticket counters,<ref name="visitorsguide" /> and in 1968, the city invested $10 million in renovation funds.<ref name="history" /> (For a few months during the 1967 renovation, Midway had no scheduled airline flights.){{cn|date=March 2025}} The funds partly supported construction of the Stevenson Expressway, and Midway saw the return of major airlines that year, with 1,663,074 passengers<ref>''Airport Activity Statistics'' shows 208,086 total enplanements in 1968.</ref> on smaller-capacity, shorter range twin-jet and trijet airliners such as the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, BAC One-Eleven, Boeing 727, and Boeing 737 that could use Midway's runways, which the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 could not.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In 1982, the city of Chicago purchased Midway Airport from the Chicago Board of Education for $16 million.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://www.flychicago.com/events/KidsPage2006/MidwayHistory.shtm |title=History of Midway International Airport |publisher=Fly Chicago |date=April 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606142133/http://www.flychicago.com/events/KidsPage2006/MidwayHistory.shtm |archive-date=June 6, 2007 }}</ref> Three years later, Southwest Airlines began operations at Midway.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/press/factsheet.html#Top%20Ten%20Airports | title = Southwest Airlines Fact Sheet: Top Ten Airports | publisher = Southwest Airlines | date = May 12, 2007 | access-date = April 8, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120424012255/http://www.southwest.com/html/about-southwest/history/fact-sheet.html#Top%20Ten%20Airports | archive-date = April 24, 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> Midway was a focus city for Vanguard Airlines from 1997 to 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2775.html|title=Midway Airlines|publisher=Encyclopedia of Chicago|date=April 27, 2007|access-date=April 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423150615/http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2775.html|archive-date=April 23, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Carlton Midway Inn moved to allow the Chicago Transit Authority to create a new CTA terminal at the airport on Halloween of 1993. This development helped launch the Chicago 'L' Orange Line, connecting Midway to the Loop.<ref name="visitorsguide" /> Midway Airport serves as the terminus for the Orange Line, which traverses the southwestern section of the city before encircling the Loop. In contrast to the CTA Blue Line, which operates continuously throughout the day, the Orange Line runs from approximately 4:00 am to 1:00 am, nearly providing 24-hour service with trains arriving at intervals of about 8 minutes. For those traveling during the overnight hours, the N62 Archer bus offers an alternative mode of transportation. The journey from Midway to the Loop takes roughly 25 minutes once the train has departed.

===Years of ATA (1994–2008)=== In 1996, after failing to get his Lake Calumet Airport and having received harsh criticism for the idea of turning the airport into an industrial park, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced the Midway Airport Terminal Development Program, which was launched the following year. At the time, it was the largest public works project in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetracon.com/MidwayHistory.htm |title=Early History/Post O'hare history |publisher=The Tracon |date=April 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010043335/http://www.thetracon.com/MidwayHistory.htm |archive-date=October 10, 2013 }}</ref> The Midway Airport parking garage opened in 1999, bringing covered parking to the airport for the first time. The garage is connected to the Midway terminal building for convenient access to ticket counters and baggage claim areas.<ref name="visitorsguide" />

Continuing with the expansion project, a pedestrian bridge over Cicero Avenue was built in the year 2000, connecting the new terminal to the new concourses.<ref name="history" /> In 2001 the new {{convert|900000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Midway Airport terminal building opened to the public with larger ticket counters, spacious baggage claim areas, traveler information, and a short walking distance to the gates.<ref name="visitorsguide" /> A {{convert|50000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} food court opened as well, with Chicago-style food and retail options.

The expansion project culminated with a short-lived period of great airline diversity at Midway, as Vanguard Airlines, National Airlines and AirTran Airways all expanded their services to the airport.

ATA Airlines (ATA), also known as ATA Connection, whose primary hub was at Midway, took over Chicago Express Airlines. Chicago Express served as a regional airline connecting to airports around the Great Lakes regions.

Following the September 11 attacks, which resulted in a drop of passenger service, alongside other problems for the airline industry, both Vanguard and National ceased operations at Midway, making it defunct by 2002, with MetroJet being dissolved and refolded into the US Airways main line in late 2001.

In 2002, Midway welcomed the return of international service after a 40-year absence, with the opening of the new Federal Inspection Service facility in Concourse A.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/midway/|title=New Midway Terminal|newspaper=Airport Technology |publisher=Airport-Technology.com|date=April 6, 2007|access-date=April 6, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208192554/http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/midway/|archive-date=December 8, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=June 2016}}

In June 2004, Mayor Daley and airline officials celebrated the completion of the Terminal Development Program.<ref name="history" /> The project, designed by HNTB,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hntb.com/our-work/projects/chicago-midway-airport-%E2%80%93-chicago-illinois|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701113937/http://www.hntb.com/our-work/projects/chicago-midway-airport-%E2%80%93-chicago-illinois|url-status=dead|title=HNTB – Chicago Midway Airport|archive-date=July 1, 2012}}</ref> resulted in the addition of 14 gates (from 29 to 43).<ref name="history" /> A new 6,300-space economy parking garage, including a new bridge and roadway for buses shuttling passengers to and from the terminal, opened in December 2005.<ref name="history" />

ATA Airlines began rapid expansion at Midway in the early 2000s (decade), and was the airport's dominant carrier prior to 2004, using 14 of the 17 gates in Concourse A.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://ata.com/about_ata/company_information/facts.html | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080328103513/http://www.ata.com/about_ata/company_information/facts.html | archive-date =March 28, 2008| title = ATA Facts| publisher=ATA Airlines | date = December 1, 2007}}</ref> However, after the airline declared bankruptcy in October 2004, scheduled service from Midway significantly decreased.

For over 16 years, Midway had been the main hub for Indianapolis-based ATA, but the airline announced in March 2008 that it would end all flights from Midway on June 7, 2008.<ref name="ATA Press Release">{{cite web|url=http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-06-2008/0004769303&EDATE= |title=ATA Airlines to Discontinue Scheduled Service at Chicago's Midway Airport |publisher=PR Newswire |work=ATA Airlines |date=6 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314142651/http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F03-06-2008%2F0004769303&EDATE= |archive-date=March 14, 2012 }}</ref> Before this, ATA had filed for bankruptcy on April 2, 2008,<ref>{{cite web |title=ATA Airlines files for bankruptcy |url=https://money.cnn.com/2008/04/03/news/companies/ata_bankruptcy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407063308/http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/03/news/companies/ata_bankruptcy/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2008 |website=CNN.com |access-date=2024-05-11 |date=3 April 2008}}</ref> and ceased all flights the following day.<ref name=mw>{{Cite web |last=Hinton |first=Christopher |date= 2008-04-03|title=ATA shuts down as airline files for bankruptcy |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ata-airlines-shuts-down-in-wake-of-chapter-11-filing|access-date= 2025-03-30|website=MarketWatch |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2008, Porter Airlines, which flies between Midway and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, was the only international route served from Chicago–Midway after ATA Airlines, which had flights to Mexico, ceased operations in April that year. On December 13, 2010, a second carrier, Volaris, began flights between Guadalajara and Midway.

Starting in early 2009, a construction project added a new walkway and food court to Concourse A. The project also connected gates A4A and A4B to the main A concourse. Expansions were completed in the spring of 2010.

===Privatization attempts=== Chicago has considered privatizing the airport, but the deals fell through in 2009 and 2013.

On April 20, 2009, a $2.5 billion deal to privatize the airport via a 99-year lease fell through, when the consortium could not put together financing. The city would have kept $125 million in the down payment. The consortium operating under the name of Midway Investment and Development Company LLC consisted of Vancouver Airport Services, Citi Infrastructure Investors, and Boston's John Hancock Life Insurance. It was awarded the contract in October 2008 by the City Council, which voted 49–0 in approval to it. The consortium would have operated the airport and collected airport parking, concession, and passenger facility charges. However, Chicago would have continued to provide fire and police services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/|title=Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419220724/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/mar/12/business/chi-biz-sears-tower-name-change-willis-march12|archive-date=April 19, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2013, Mayor Rahm Emanuel terminated new negotiations to privatize the airport, noting that the process was no longer competitive after one of the two finalists had backed out. The one remaining was Great Lakes Airport Alliance – a partnership of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and Ferrovial. Macquarie was one of the investors in the Chicago Skyway. The group that backed out was a group that included the Australia-based Industry Funds Management and Manchester Airports Group. The Great Lakes proposal had been valued at $2 billion and would have involved a 40-year lease.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324577304579057483001629874 Chicago Halts Airport Lease – WSJ.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314105319/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324577304579057483001629874 |date=March 14, 2016 }}. Online.wsj.com (September 5, 2013). Retrieved on September 18, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/09/06/emanuel-halts-midway-privatization-bidding/ Emanuel halts Midway privatization bidding – Chicago Tribune] . Articles.chicagotribune.com (September 6, 2013). Retrieved on September 18, 2013.</ref>

=== Modernization program === Construction began on expansions of the security checkpoint and main parking garage. The bridge spanning Cicero Ave was widened from {{convert|50|ft}} to over {{convert|400|ft}}, allowing up to 17 security lanes and a streamlined queue.<ref name="mp">{{Cite web|url=https://www.flychicago.com/sites/midwaymodernization/projects/Pages/checkpoint.aspx|title=Midway modernization|website=www.flychicago.com|language=en-us|access-date=2018-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916060144/https://www.flychicago.com/sites/midwaymodernization/projects/Pages/checkpoint.aspx|archive-date=September 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Because the current terminal opened just a few months prior to the September 11th attacks, the security area was quickly rendered too small for the new screening measures and was subsequently forced to expand inward, taking away from space in the concourses. The space that was reclaimed by moving security outward into the bridge will be redeveloped with an expansion of the central food court. The main parking garage was extended eastward over the CTA L tracks to add 1,500 spaces and to streamline the entrance way.<ref name="mp"/> In addition to the redeveloped central food court, new concession options will open in phases, including a food court in Concourse A, utilizing previously unused space built during the 2010 rebuild of the Gate A4A/B connecting walkway.<ref name="mp"/> The program is the largest capital improvement project at the airport since the 2001 terminal redevelopment and has been fully completed.

==Facilities== thumb|Main corridor at Chicago–Midway prior to expansion [[File:MDW 6.JPG|thumb|Southwest Airlines check-in ticket counters]]

All terminals and hangars were on the square periphery. By the late 1970s, the shorter north–south and east–west runway pairs had been closed; some were converted into taxiways. The other four runways remain in use, all strengthened and enhanced, at still about the same lengths. A short runway (13R/31L) for light aircraft was added in 1989.

Chicago Midway International Airport covers just over one square mile ({{convert|650|acres|disp=or}})<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/MDW/Chicago-Midway-International-Airport|title=MDW airport data at skyvector.com|website=skyvector.com}} FAA data effective February 19, 2026.</ref> and has four active runways:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airnav.com/airport/KMDW|title=AirNav Data for MDW Airport|website=airnav.com|accessdate= February 19, 2026}}</ref>

* 13L/31R: {{convert|6522|x|150|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, air carrier runway, ILS-equipped * 4R/22L: {{convert|6445|x|150|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, air carrier runway, ILS-equipped * 4L/22R: {{convert|5507|x|150|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, general aviation and air taxi * 13R/31L: {{convert|3859|x|60|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, light aircraft only

Midway is surrounded by buildings and other development, so the landing thresholds of the runways are displaced to provide obstacle clearance. The FAA and the airlines ensure safety by adhering to calculated load limits and various weather minimums. Because of the displaced landing thresholds, the runways have shorter distances available for landings than for takeoffs. 13L/31R, the longest runway in Midway, only has an available landing distance of {{convert|6059|ft|m}} in the southeast direction, and {{convert|5826|ft|m}} to the northwest. The largest aircraft normally seen at Midway is the Boeing 757. Normally, commercial planes only take off from, and land on, runways 4R/22L and 13L/31R. The other runways are used by smaller aircraft and, per the US FAA Chart Supplement, are restricted from use by large commercial aircraft, except for emergencies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chart Supplement Search|url=https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/dafd/search/|publisher=FAA|access-date=24 November 2021}} Full link updates regularly: Search for MDW</ref> Former runway 13L/31R was permanently closed after 82 years on August 9, 2023, and was converted to Taxiway H.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chicago Midway Decommissioning Closed Runway 13L-31R|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2025-06-02/chicago-midway-decommissioning-closed-runway-13l-31r|access-date=22 July 2025}}</ref>

===Terminal=== Midway has 43 aircraft gates on three concourses.<ref name="MidwayConcourses">{{cite web |title=Midway Airport Map |url=https://www.flychicago.com/midway/map/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref>

*'''Concourse A''' has 17 gates.<ref name="MidwayConcourses" /> *'''Concourse B''' has 23 gates.<ref name="MidwayConcourses" /> *'''Concourse C''' has 3 gates.<ref name="MidwayConcourses" />

==Airlines and destinations== ===Passenger===  {{Airport destination list   | Allegiant Air | Asheville,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lunsford |first1=Dawn Gilbertson and Mackensy |title=Allegiant adds 4 new flights from Asheville to Chicago, Boston, Texas |url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/01/14/allegiant-adds-4-flights-asheville-chicago-boston-austin/4463743002/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z114002e009900v114002d--44--b--44--&gca-ft=148&gca-ds=sophi |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=The Asheville Citizen Times |date=14 January 2020}}</ref> Destin/Fort Walton Beach,<ref>{{cite news |title=Five new flights coming to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport |url=https://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Five-new-flights-coming-to-For-566971781.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |publisher=WJHG |date=14 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Knoxville,<ref>{{cite news |title=Allegiant adding five new direct flights from Knoxville to major cities |url=https://www.wate.com/news/allegiant-adding-five-new-direct-flights-from-knoxville-to-major-cities/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=14 January 2020}}</ref> Punta Gorda (FL)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Derrick |title=Allegiant announces nonstop service between Punta Gorda and Houston, Chicago |url=https://www.winknews.com/news/allegiant-announces-nonstop-service-between-punta-gorda-and-houston-chicago/article_3c21df47-8a5c-5c37-8bd9-74c358fd22bd.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=WINK News – Southwest Florida |date=27 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> '''Seasonal:''' Provo<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Donald |title=Allegiant Announces New Nonstop Routes for Summer, Fall Travel |url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/allegiant-announces-new-nonstop-routes-for-summer-fall-travel |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=TravelPulse |date=20 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>  | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schramm |first1=Molly |title=Delta: Flight from Chicago to Atlanta diverted to CVG Airport after 'mechanical issue' |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/cvg/delta-flight-from-chicago-to-atlanta-diverted-to-cvg-airport-after-mechanical-issue |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=WCPO 9 Cincinnati |date=3 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref>  | Delta Connection | Detroit,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bizzle |first1=Jeramie |title=Delta flight from Detroit to Chicago's Midway Airport arrived safely after cracked windshield found – CBS Chicago |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/delta-flight-detroit-to-chicago-lands-safely-cracked-windshield-found/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=CBS News |date=13 January 2026}}</ref> Minneapolis/St. Paul<ref>{{cite news |title=Delta Connection flight DL3543 is declaring an emergency and returning to Minneapolis |url=https://airlive.net/emergency/2025/07/07/delta-connection-flight-dl3543-is-declaring-an-emergency-and-returning-to-minneapolis/?srsltid=AfmBOooq5mowBNuicYxnDnrvM_sKf_vqpG38Bc_RY8y6lncwv2KVfRwI |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=AIRLIVE |date=7 July 2025}}</ref>  | Frontier Airlines | Atlanta,<ref name="FrontierDenver" /> Baltimore,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Simpson |first1=Morgan |title=Budget airline adds flights from BWI to this Midwest city |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2025/05/07/frontier-airlines-adds-flights-bwi-chicago-ohare.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Baltimore Business Journal |date=7 May 2025}}</ref> Cancún,<ref>{{cite web|title=Frontier Adds 23 New Routes|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/12/04/frontier-adds-23-new-routes/|date=December 4, 2025|website=airlinegeeks.com|access-date=December 7, 2025}}</ref> Dallas/Fort Worth,<ref name="FrontierDenver" /> Denver,<ref name="FrontierDenver">{{cite news |last1=Karp |first1=Aaron |title=Frontier Starts Chicago Midway Service To Eight Cities |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/frontier-starts-chicago-midway-service-eight-cities |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Aviation Week |date=29 April 2022}}</ref> Houston–Intercontinental,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stradling |first1=Richard |title=Frontier Airlines adds new flights from RDU, says summer will be its busiest ever |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article273681810.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Raleigh News & Observer |date=29 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Miami,<ref name="MiamiFrontier">{{cite news |last1=Lassetter |first1=Jon |title=Chicago Midway welcomed Avelo and Frontier in 2022; Southwest’s capacity share now just under 90% |url=https://airserviceone.com/chicago-midway-welcomed-avelo-and-frontier-in-2022-southwests-capacity-share-now-just-under-90/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Air Service One |date=17 January 2023}}</ref> Newark,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cappetta |first1=Michael |title=Frontier Airlines Adds 15 New Routes to Popular U.S. Cities—and Fares Start at Just $29 |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/frontier-airlines-adds-15-routes-172542281.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |publisher=Yahoo News |date=25 July 2025 |language=en-SG}}</ref> Orlando,<ref name="MiamiFrontier" /> Phoenix–Sky Harbor<ref name="FrontierDenver" />  | Porter Airlines | Toronto–Billy Bishop (ends August 31, 2026)<ref name="PDChicago">{{cite web |first=Lorne |last=Philpot |url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/porter-airlines-austin-chicago-flights |title=Porter Airlines to Launch Austin, Chicago Flights |date=2026-02-18 |website=Airways}}</ref>  | {{nowrap|Southwest Airlines}} | Albany,<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeMasi |first1=Mike |title=Southwest adding new non-stop flight out of Albany |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2024/09/26/southwest-adding-new-non-stop-flight-from-albany.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Albany Business Review |date=26 September 2024}}</ref> Albuquerque,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Kevin |title=Southwest says it expects normal operations to resume Friday |url=https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/tales-from-the-terminal-fellow-stranded-passengers-share-their-stories-extreme-weather-snowstorm-flight-cancellations-lost-luggage-holiday-travel-airline-booking-reimbursements-tickets-plane-chicago-christmas?photo=2 |access-date=2 April 2026 |agency=KEYE |date=29 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Atlanta,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B738 at Atlanta on Nov 21st 2025, cabin pressure problems |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/21310/southwest-b738-at-atlanta-on-nov-21st-2025-cabin-pressure-problems |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=23 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Austin,<ref name="AustinSWA">{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Patrick |title=Southwest Airlines Unveils New Flights for Football and Fall Events |url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/southwest-airlines-new-flights-fall-routes-nfl-college-football-travels-music-festivals-events |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=TravelPulse |date=16 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Baltimore,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest Airlines Cancels 105Flights and Delays 252 More asWinter Storm Fern Set to Hit U.S.Air Travel, Impacting Major CitiesLike Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago,Baltimore and More Across the Country |url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/southwest-airlines-cancels-105-flights-and-delays-252-more-as-winter-storm-fern-set-to-hit-u-s-air-travel-impacting-major-cities-like-dallas-phoenix-chicago-baltimore-and-more-across-the-country/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=24 January 2026}}</ref> Birmingham (AL),<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B38M near Nashville on Nov 5th 2024, engine shut down in flight |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/20111/southwest-b38m-near-nashville-on-nov-5th-2024-engine-shut-down-in-flight |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=6 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Boston,<ref>{{cite news |title=Firefighters on Flight From Boston Rescue Passenger |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/firefighters-on-flight-from-boston-rescue-passenger/2494002 |access-date=2 April 2026 |agency=NBC Boston |date=16 September 2021}}</ref> Buffalo,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest Airlines to end service at O’Hare, shift Chicago flights to Midway |url=https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/southwest-airlines-end-service-ohare-shift-chicago-flights-midway |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=FOX 32 Chicago |date=13 March 2026}}</ref> Burbank,<ref name="SWAElPaso" /> Cancún,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sullivan |first1=Caitlin |title=Southwest Airlines Is Launching the Only Nonstop Flight From Las Vegas to Cancun |url=https://www.caribjournal.com/2025/10/12/southwest-airlines-vegas-cancun-flights/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Caribbean Journal |date=12 October 2025 |language=en-us}}</ref> Charleston (SC),<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B737 near Indianapolis on Nov 6th 2023, smell of smoke |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/18812/southwest-b737-near-indianapolis-on-nov-6th-2023-smell-of-smoke |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=8 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Charlotte,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Cincinnati,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest expands service at Northern Kentucky Airport with new Austin route |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/product-pages/nyc/news/2025/10/10/southwest-northern-kentucky |access-date=3 April 2026 |date=10 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Cleveland,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Colorado Springs,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kirk |first1=Alexander |title=Southwest Airlines set to begin Colorado Springs service |url=https://www.9news.com/article/travel/southwest-airlines-colorado-springs/73-4a6b1323-4170-41b3-b241-a068fc978414 |access-date=3 April 2026 |agency=KUSA |date=8 March 2021}}</ref> Columbus–Glenn,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B737 at Columbus on Jan 7th 2023, bird strike |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/17730/southwest-b737-at-columbus-on-jan-7th-2023-bird-strike |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=9 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Dallas–Love,<ref name="AustinSWA" /> Denver,<ref>{{cite news |title=Dozens of Southwest Airlines Flight Cancellations Continue in Chicago Monday |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dozens-of-southwest-airlines-flight-cancellations-continue-in-chicago-monday/2633761/ |access-date=3 April 2026 |agency=NBC Chicago |date=11 October 2021}}</ref> Des Moines,<ref name="routes">{{cite web |title=Southwest Adds New City, 17 Routes |last=Ewing |first=Ryan |website=AirlineGeeks.com |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/08/14/southwest-adds-new-city-18-routes/|date=August 14, 2024|access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref> Detroit,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Fort Lauderdale,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Fort Myers,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B738 near Atlanta on Dec 22nd 2023, engine shut down in flight |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/18980/southwest-b738-near-atlanta-on-dec-22nd-2023-engine-shut-down-in-flight |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=23 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Grand Rapids,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Hartford,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest Airlines Kicks Off 72-Hour Sale With Fares Below $100 |url=https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/southwest-airlines-kicks-off-72-hour-sale-with-fares-below-100/23804 |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=NBC Connecticut |date=10 October 2017}}</ref> Houston–Hobby,<ref name="AustinSWA" /> Indianapolis,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/money/2024/12/17/southwest-brings-back-indianapolis-to-chicago-midway-nonstop-flight/77055243007/|title=Southwest brings back a Midwest connection in string of nonstop flights – 17DEC24|publisher=IndyStar|date=17 December 2024|accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref> Jacksonville (FL),<ref name="LGASWA" /> Kansas City,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Kynala |title=Major airlines offering waivers to change flights out of KCI ahead of winter storm |url=https://www.kansascity.com/living/travel/article270244952.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=20 December 2022}}</ref> Las Vegas,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Long Beach,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Brandon |title=Southwest announces 5 new destinations out of Long Beach, including 2 in the Midwest |url=https://lbpost.com/news/southwest-announces-5-new-destinations-out-of-long-beach-including-2-in-the-midwest/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Long Beach Post News |date=10 December 2020}}</ref> Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Petrow-Cohen |first1=Caroline |title=Southwest's open seating ends with final flight |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-01-27/southwests-open-seating-ends-with-final-flight |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=27 January 2026}}</ref> Louisville,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Manchester (NH),<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest Airlines converts to assigned seating for all flights |url=https://www.katc.com/life/travel/southwest-airlines-converts-to-assigned-seating-for-all-flights |access-date=3 April 2026 |agency=KATC News |date=27 January 2026 |language=en}}</ref> Memphis,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Jordan |title=Memphis airport sees cancellations, delays as flight reductions hit airports across US |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/2025/11/07/memphis-tn-airport-flight-delays-government-shutdown/87144531007/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=The Commercial Appeal |date=7 November 2025}}</ref> Miami,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B38M near West Palm Beach on Aug 4th 2024, cell phone battery emits smoke in cockpit |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/19787/southwest-b38m-near-west-palm-beach-on-aug-4th-2024-cell-phone-battery-emits-smoke-in-cockpit |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=5 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Milwaukee,<ref name="routes" /> Minneapolis/St. Paul,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Montego Bay,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B738 at Chicago on Jun 25th 2024, engine problem |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/19650/southwest-b738-at-chicago-on-jun-25th-2024-engine-problem |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=28 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Myrtle Beach,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pallini |first1=Thomas |title=Southwest just added dozens of new leisure routes across the US in a major bid to get travelers back in the skies this summer — here's the full list |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/southwest-airlines-adds-new-leisure-routes-in-major-domestic-expansion-2021-3 |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Business Insider |date=26 March 2021}}</ref> Nashville,<ref name="AustinSWA" /> New Orleans,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=Rich |title=Southwest Airlines Will Add Nonstop Flight to Burbank – Biz New Orleans |url=https://bizneworleans.com/southwest-airlines-will-add-nonstop-flight-to-burbank/ |access-date=3 April 2026 |date=30 October 2023}}</ref> New York–LaGuardia,<ref name="LGASWA">{{cite news |last1=Bajaj |first1=Yash Nitish |title=Chicago dust storm: List of flights delayed and canceled at Midway, O'Hare airports |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/chicago-dust-storm-list-of-flights-delayed-and-canceled-at-midway-ohare-airports-101747442371478.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Norfolk,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pierceall |first1=Kimberly |title=Why Southwest flew 86 fewer flights out of Norfolk to start 2019 compared to 2018 |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/2019/03/27/why-southwest-flew-86-fewer-flights-out-of-norfolk-to-start-2019-compared-to-2018/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=The Virginian-Pilot |date=27 March 2019}}</ref> Oakland,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Glab |first1=Jim |title=The 'old' Southwest Airlines officially ends on Wednesday |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/old-southwest-airlines-officially-ends-wednesday-20341680.php |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=SFGATE |date=24 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Oklahoma City,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Greco |first1=Jonathan |title=Southwest to restart service from OKC Will Rogers International Airport to Dallas Love Field |url=https://www.koco.com/article/southwest-airlines-okc-will-rogers-international-airport-dallas-love-field/65780603 |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=KOCO |date=14 August 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Omaha,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dvorak |first1=Gina |last2=Caracta |first2=Bella |last3=McMunn |first3=Andrew |title=Southwest passengers talk about ‘close call’ flight at Chicago airport |url=https://www.walb.com/2025/02/26/southwest-passengers-talk-about-close-call-flight-chicago-airport/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=WALB |date=26 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Ontario,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scauzillo |first1=Steve |title=Ontario airport adding flights to major US cities |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2020/08/08/ontario-airport-adding-flights-to-major-us-cities/ |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Daily Bulletin |date=8 August 2020}}</ref> Orlando,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B737 at Chicago on Oct 8th 2021, anti-skid failure |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/16219/southwest-b737-at-chicago-on-oct-8th-2021-anti-skid-failure |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=10 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Philadelphia,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Phoenix–Sky Harbor,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B738 at Chicago on Dec 28th 2022, flaps problem |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/17688/southwest-b738-at-chicago-on-dec-28th-2022-flaps-problem |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=29 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Pittsburgh,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Portland (OR),<ref name="ProvSWA" /> Providence,<ref name="ProvSWA">{{cite news |title=Numerous Flights Cancelled at Chicago Midway International Airport, Leaving Several Passengers Grounded: Here’s What You Should Know |url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/numerous-flights-cancelled-at-chicago-midway-international-airport-leaving-several-passengers-grounded-heres-what-you-should-know/ |access-date=3 April 2026 |date=18 March 2026}}</ref> Punta Cana,<ref>{{cite news |title=Arajet launches service from Chicago to Punta Cana at O’Hare |url=https://chicagocrusader.com/arajet-launches-service-from-chicago-to-punta-cana-at-ohare/ |access-date=3 April 2026 |date=23 May 2025}}</ref> Raleigh/Durham,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B38M at Raleigh/Durham on Nov 29th 2022, Wile wasn't quick enough |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/17600/southwest-b38m-at-raleigh-durham-on-nov-29th-2022-wile-wasnt-quick-enough |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=1 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Richmond,<ref>{{cite news |last1=GILLIGAN |first1=GREGORY J. |title=Southwest Airlines to start daily nonstop service to Chicago Midway airport |url=https://richmond.com/business/southwest-airlines-to-start-daily-nonstop-service-to-chicago-midway-airport/article_93f55a71-5ecb-5413-9a75-256e6cbcb7f5.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=2 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Rochester (NY),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharp |first1=Brian |title=Southwest Airlines resumes nonstop service between Rochester and Chicago |url=https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2022-06-07/southwest-airlines-resumes-nonstop-service-between-the-rochester-airport-and-midway-in-chicago |access-date=2 April 2026 |agency=WXXI News |date=7 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Sacramento,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fernandez-Alvarado |first1=Veronica |title=Sacramento airport is adding red-eye flights to these 4 cities. See ticket prices |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article311904034.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=30 August 2025}}</ref> Salt Lake City,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krzaczynski |first1=Kamil |title=Four injured following turbulence on Southwest flight from Chicago |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/four-injured-following-turbulence-southwest-flight-utah-n1272439 |access-date=2 April 2026 |agency=NBC News |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> San Antonio,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomaselli |first1=Rich |title=Southwest, United Add More Routes |url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/southwest-united-add-more-routes |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=TravelPulse |date=14 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> San Diego,<ref name="LGASWA" /> San Francisco,<ref name="SWAElPaso" /> San Jose (CA),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ho |first1=Catherine |title=Passengers on Southwest flight out of San Jose may have been exposed to measles |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/passengers-san-jose-southwest-flight-exposed-19561557.php |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=8 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Sarasota,<ref name="SavannahSWA" /> Savannah,<ref name="SavannahSWA">{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Ben |title=Southwest Airlines announces new Midway flights to Sarasota, Savannah |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2020/11/19/southwest-airlines-announces-new-midway-flights.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Chicago Business Journal |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> Seattle/Tacoma,<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. sues Southwest Airlines and fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/us-government-sues-southwest-airlines-and-fines-frontier-for-chronically-delayed-flights/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=The Seattle Times |date=15 January 2025}}</ref> St. Louis,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest B738 at St. Louis on Dec 19th 2023, bird strike |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/19249/southwest-b738-at-st-louis-on-dec-19th-2023-bird-strike |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=13 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Tampa,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Tucson,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wichner |first1=David |title=Southwest to add Tucson-Sacramento nonstops next year |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/business/article_438495b6-64cd-11ef-878e-7b9deab43427.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Arizona Daily Star |date=28 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Tulsa,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest Airlines to end nonstop flights between Tulsa and St. Louis |url=https://www.fox23.com/news/southwest-airlines-to-end-nonstop-flights-between-tulsa-and-st-louis/article_8dad1d83-1a15-4455-8f43-af811ea90873.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=FOX 23 |date=19 August 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Washington–National,<ref name="LGASWA" /> Wichita<ref name="routes" /> '''Seasonal:''' Boise,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/southwest-launching-5-new-24-returning-routes-2023-2?amp |title=Southwest launching 5 new and 24 returning routes in 2023 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> Bozeman,<ref>{{cite news |title=Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport announces new airline service by Delta, Southwest and United for summer 2021 |url=https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/bozeman-yellowstone-international-airport-announces-new-airline-service-by-delta-southwest-and-united-for-summer-2021 |access-date=3 April 2026 |agency=KBZK News |date=25 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> El Paso,<ref name="SWAElPaso">{{cite news |last1=Baran |first1=Michelle |title=Southwest Just Added 24 New Routes—Including New Caribbean, Mexico, and Costa Rica Service |url=https://www.afar.com/magazine/southwest-adds-24-new-international-and-domestic-flights |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=AFAR Media |date=30 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Palm Springs,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dougherty |first1=Evan |title=Southwest Resuming Nonstops to Popular Florida Destination |url=https://blueskypit.com/southwest-resuming-nonstops-to-popular-florida-destination/ |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Blue Sky News |date=5 August 2024}}</ref> Panama City (FL),<ref name="LGASWA" /> Pensacola,<ref>{{cite news |title=Frontier Airlines launching nonstop flights between Pensacola and Orlando |url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/pensacola/2025/11/20/pensacola-international-airport-nonstop-flights-orlando-mco/87371130007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113936p001150c001150e004600v113936d--39--b--39--&gca-ft=133&gca-ds=sophi |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Pensacola News Journal |date=20 November 2025}}</ref> Portland (ME),<ref name="ProvSWA" /> Reno/Tahoe,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meehan |first1=Jeffrey |title=Southwest assigned seats begin Jan. 27 with new boarding groups |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2026/01/12/southwest-open-seating-ending/88144140007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z119247p000450c000450e002000v119247d--44--b--44--&gca-ft=176&gca-ds=sophi |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=Reno Gazette Journal |date=12 January 2026}}</ref> San José del Cabo,<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest Airlines Announces 2 New Direct Flights To Los Cabos |url=https://thecabosun.com/southwest-airlines-announces-2-new-direct-flights-to-los-cabos/ |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Cabo Sun |date=20 November 2025}}</ref> San Juan,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sullivan |first1=Caitlin |title=Southwest Airlines Is Launching a New Nonstop Summer Route Between Indianapolis and Puerto Rico |url=https://www.caribjournal.com/2025/11/02/southwest-airlines-puerto-rico-indianapolis/ |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Caribbean Journal |date=3 November 2025 |language=en-us}}</ref> Spokane<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clouse |first1=Thomas |title=Southwest adds direct Spokane flights to Chicago, Dallas |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/nov/05/southwest-adds-direct-spokane-flights-to-chicago-d/ |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Spokesman |date=5 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>  | Volaris |Aguascalientes,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gimenez Mazó |first1=Edgardo |title=United States – Mexico: the numbers of the largest international air market in the region |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/united-states-mexico-the-numbers-of-the-largest-international-air-market-in-the-region |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Aviacionline |date=26 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref> Durango,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lozano |first1=Milenio |last2=Carlos |first2=Juan |title=Volaris contará con vuelo Durango a Chicago |url=https://www.milenio.com/negocios/volaris-contara-con-vuelo-durango-a-chicago |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Grupo Milenio |date=19 August 2020 |language=es}}</ref> Guadalajara,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mayes |first1=Nigel |title=Route rundown: HAN-DEL, MXP-TIA, GDL-ORD |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/route-rundown-han-del-mxp-tia-gdl-ord |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Aviation Week |date=22 August 2019}}</ref> León/Del Bajío,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moreno |first1=Fabricio |title=Reanudan vuelos del Bajío a los Estados Unidos suspendidos por tormenta |url=https://www.am.com.mx/guanajuato/2022/12/26/reanudan-vuelos-del-bajio-los-estados-unidos-suspendidos-por-tormenta-640107.html |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Periódico AM |date=26 December 2022 |language=es}}</ref> Morelia,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Mauricio |title=Sin afectaciones en vuelos Morelia–EE.UU.; Volaris mantiene operaciones normales |url=https://mimorelia.com/noticias/morelia/sin-afectaciones-en-vuelos-moreliaeeuu-volaris-mantiene-operaciones-normales |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Mi Morelia |date=29 October 2025 |language=es}}</ref> San Luis Potosí (begins June 2, 2026),<ref>{{cite web |title=Anuncian 5 nuevos vuelos directos desde San Luis Potosí por Volaris|url=https://oem.com.mx/elsoldesanluis/local/anuncian-5-nuevos-vuelos-directos-desde-san-luis-potosi-por-volaris-28169336|website=El Sol de San Luis|date=February 3, 2026|access-date=February 6, 2026}}</ref> Zacatecas<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nieves Dolande |first1=Rainer |title=Volaris inaugura vuelos entre Zacatecas y la Bahía de San Francisco |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/volaris-inaugura-vuelos-entre-zacatecas-y-la-bahia-de-san-francisco |access-date=3 April 2026 |work=Aviacionline |date=5 July 2025 |language=es}}</ref>}}

==Ground transportation== [[File:Orange Line Trains at Midway.jpg|thumb|Orange Line trains at Midway station]] The airport terminal is connected by a walkway to Midway station. The station serves as a major local bus station for Chicago Transit Authority buses, and is the western terminus of the Chicago "L" Orange Line. The Orange Line connects the airport to The Loop in the city center, with a travel time of approximately 30 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2024 |title=Orange Line ‘L' Timetable |url=https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/rail-tt_orange.pdf |access-date=May 12, 2025 |publisher=Chicago Transit Authority}}</ref> Midway station is also served by suburban bus operator Pace, and River Valley Metro operates regional services to Manteno and Bourbonnais in Kankakee County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rivervalleymetro.com/schedules-maps/commuter-routes/midway-airport/|title=Midway Airport Shuttle|access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2023 |title=RTA System Map |url=https://www.pacebus.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/system%20map%20for%20web%202023Sep27.pdf |access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref>

==Statistics== ===Top destinations=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" |+ Busiest domestic routes from MDW (January–December 2025)<ref name="BTS">{{cite web |url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=ZQj&Nv42146_anzr=Puvpnt1,%20VY:%20Puvpnt1%20Zvq9nB%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf|title=Chicago, IL: Chicago Midway International (MDW)|publisher=Bureau of Transportation Statistics, United States Department of Transportation|access-date=March 31, 2026}}</ref> ! Rank ! City ! Passengers ! Carriers |- | 1 | {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} Atlanta, Georgia | 413,270 | Delta, Frontier, Southwest |- | 2 | {{flagicon|Arizona}} Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona | 388,200 | Frontier, Southwest |- | 3 | {{flagicon|Florida}} Orlando, Florida | 386,890 | Frontier, Southwest |- | 4 | {{flagicon|Nevada}} Las Vegas, Nevada | 362,310 | Frontier, Southwest |- | 5 | {{flagicon|Colorado}} Denver, Colorado | 350,040 | Frontier, Southwest |- | 6 | {{flagicon|New York (state)}} New York–LaGuardia, New York | 313,960 | Southwest |- | 7 | {{flagicon|Texas}} Dallas–Love, Texas | 277,330 | Southwest |- | 8 | {{flagicon|Minnesota}} Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | 259,180 | Delta, Southwest |- | 9 | {{flagicon|Texas}} Houston–Hobby, Texas | 252,650 | Southwest |- | 10 | {{flagicon|Missouri}} Kansas City, Missouri | 232,640 | Southwest |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" |+ {{nowrap|Busiest international routes from MDW (January–December 2024)<ref name="internationalreport">{{cite web|title=BTS Air Carriers : T-100 International Market (All Carriers)|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/DL_SelectFields.asp?Table_ID=260|access-date=April 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615032027/https://www.transtats.bts.gov/DL_SelectFields.asp?Table_ID=260|archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}} ! Rank ! Airport ! Passengers ! Carriers |- | 1 | {{flagicon|Mexico}} Cancún, Mexico | 142,177 | Frontier, Southwest |- | 2 | {{flagicon|Mexico}} Morelia, Mexico | 139,406 | Volaris |- | 3 | {{flagicon|Mexico}} Guadalajara, Mexico | 98,744 | Volaris |- | 4 | {{flagicon|Canada}} Toronto–Billy Bishop, Canada | 81,196 | Porter |- | 5 | {{flagicon|Mexico}} León/Del Bajío, Mexico | 75,826 | Volaris |- | 6 | {{flagicon|Mexico}} Aguascalientes, Mexico | 72,918 | Volaris |- | 7 | {{flagicon|Mexico}} Zacatecas, Mexico | 45,336 | Volaris |- | 8 | {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | 43,426 | Southwest |- | 9 | {{flagicon|Mexico}} Durango, Mexico | 39,307 | Volaris |- | 10 | {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Montego Bay, Jamaica | 38,592 | Southwest |- | 11 |{{flagicon|Illinois}} Chicago, Illinois | 67,420 | Delta |}

===Airline market share=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |+Top airlines at MDW (January–December 2025)<ref name="BTS" /> ! Rank ! Airline ! Passengers ! Percent of market share |- | 1 | Southwest Airlines | 16,746,000 | 92.81% |- | 2 | Frontier Airlines | 667,000 | 3.70% |- | 3 | Delta Air Lines | 291,000 | 1.61% |- | 4 | SkyWest | 193,000 | 1.07% |- | 5 | Endeavor | 28,420 | 0.16% |- | 5 | Others | 118,000 | 0.65% |}

===Airport traffic=== {| class="wikitable" |+Annual passenger traffic at MDW 2000–present<ref name=CAS>{{cite web|url=https://flychicago.com/business/CDA/factsfigures/Pages/airtraffic.aspx|title=Midway Airport Air Traffic Data 2000-Present|website=flychicago.com|accessdate=March 4, 2026}}</ref> ! Year !! Passengers !! Year !! Passengers |- | 2000||15,672,688||2016|| {{increase}} '''22,677,589''' |- | 2001||{{decrease}} 15,628,886||2017|| {{decrease}} 22,460,236 |- | 2002|| {{increase}} 16,959,229||2018|| {{decrease}} 22,027,737 |- | 2003|| {{increase}} 18,644,372||2019|| {{decrease}} 20,844,860 |- | 2004|| {{increase}} 19,718,236||2020|| {{decrease}} 8,853,948 |- | 2005|| {{decrease}} 17,862,838||2021|| {{increase}} 15,893,595 |- | 2006|| {{increase}} 18,868,388||2022|| {{increase}} 19,916,643 |- | 2007|| {{increase}} 19,378,855||2023|| {{increase}} 22,050,489 |- | 2008|| {{decrease}} 17,345,635||2024|| {{decrease}} 21,513,521 |- | 2009|| {{decrease}} 17,089,365||2025|| {{decrease}} 19,379,940 |- | 2010|| {{increase}} 17,676,413||2026|| |- | 2011|| {{increase}} 18,883,170||2027|| |- | 2012|| {{increase}} 19,516,127||2028|| |- | 2013|| {{increase}} 20,474,552||2029|| |- | 2015|| {{increase}} 22,221,499||2030|| |}

===Annual traffic===

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==Accidents and incidents== On December 8, 1972, United Air Lines Flight 553, a Boeing 737-200, crashed into a residential area outside Midway during landing. The crash of the 737-200 killed 43 of the 61 on board, and two on the ground. One of the victims on the plane was Dorothy Hunt, the wife of Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt. She was carrying $10,000 in cash. James McCord alleged that she supplied the Watergate defendants with money for legal expenses.<ref name="St. Petersburg Times">{{cite news|title=Crash Mrs. Hunt Died In Blamed On Pilot Error|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oOpRAAAAIBAJ&pg=2905%2C2476956|access-date=May 26, 2013|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|date=September 28, 1973|agency=UPI|location=St. Petersburg, Florida|page=16–A|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121101555/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oOpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_nIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2905%2C2476956|archive-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Thirty-three years later, on December 8, 2005, Southwest Airlines Flight 1248, a Boeing 737-700 inbound from Baltimore–Washington International Airport in Baltimore, Maryland, slid off the runway while attempting to land at the airport in a heavy snow storm.<ref name="BBC1" /> The airplane broke through the barrier fence of the airport and came to rest at the intersection of 55th Street and Central Avenue bordering the airport at its northwest corner.<ref name="BBC1" /> Seven people were injured and a 6-year-old boy, who was a passenger in a vehicle struck by aircraft, was killed after the plane struck two vehicles in the intersection.<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4512360.stm|title=Boy dies as jet skids off runway|date=December 9, 2005|publisher=BBC News|access-date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101054243/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4512360.stm|archive-date=January 1, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" |+ List of all major incidents at MDW ! style="width:60px;"|Date!!Registration!!Aircraft type!!Carrier!!Location!!Summary |- |May 31, 1936||NC14979||DC-2||Trans World Airlines||-||On approach to the west airstrip (later designated Runway 27L), 1 engine out, strong gusts, crashed half a mile east of field. All survived. |- |December 4, 1940||NC25678||DC-3A||United Airlines||6356 S. Keating Ave.||Pilot lost sight in bad weather and crashed on landing approach resulting in ten deaths.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |page=12 |work=The Tuscaloosa News |date=December 6, 1940|title=Plane Crash Toll at Nine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |page=1 |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=December 5, 1940|title=6 Dead in Crash of U.S. Airliner}}</ref> |- |May 20, 1943||''42–7053''||B-24E||U.S. Army Air Force||3625 W. 73rd St.||On approach, disoriented in bad weather, hit huge gas storage tank {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} southeast. 12 fatalities on plane and ground.<ref>Chicago, Illinois, "Gas Tank Quiz Promised in Air Disaster – Bomber Crash Kills 12 on Board", ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', May 21, 1943, page 1.</ref><ref>War Department, U.S. Army Air Forces Form 14, Report of Aircraft Accident, May 25, 1943.</ref> |- | {{nowrap|September 26, 1946}}||NC19939||DC-3||Trans World Airlines||West of 96th Ave. at 97th St.||Midair collision with Boeing PT-17, which crashed, killing two. The DC-3 limped in to Midway. |- |July 2, 1946||NC28383||DC-3||Trans World Airlines||-||Crashed {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} northeast of field. All survived. |- |March 10, 1948||NC37478||DC-4||Delta Air Lines||5000 W. 55th St.||Plane took off on 36R, at {{convert|150|ft|m}} went vertical, at {{convert|500|ft|m}} nosed over, crashed on 55th St. 12 fatalities. |- |March 26, 1949||NC90736||DC-6||American Airlines||-||Hit power lines on approach. All survived. |- |December 8, 1949||NC86501||L-049||Trans World Airlines||-||Landing too far down (then designated) 13R, crashed through fence, ended up at 63rd and Cicero. All survived. |- |January 4, 1951||N79982||C-46||Monarch Airlines||-||Overloaded taking off on (then designated) 31L, could not climb, crashed on railroad tracks one half-mile northeast. All survived. |- |September 16, 1951||N74689||C-46||Peninsula Transport||-||Belly-landed {{convert|500|yd|m}} away at northeast 63rd and Harlem. All survived. |- |March 3, 1953||N6214C||L-1049||Eastern Airlines||On field||Landed on (then designated) 31L, gear collapsed, skidded southwest toward Hale School. All survived. |- |July 17, 1955||N3422||Convair 340||Braniff International Airways||On field||Hit gas station sign on approach to (then designated) 13R, flipped over, crashed. 22 fatalities. |- |August 5, 1955||N74601||Boeing 377||Northwest Airlines||-||Landed on (then designated) 31L, could not stop, crashed through fence at 55th and Central. All survived. |- |February 20, 1956||N7404||Vickers Viscount||Capitol||On field||Landing on 31R, plane flopped in {{convert|300|ft|m}} short of threshold. All survived. |- |March 15, 1959||N94273||Convair 240||American Airlines||-||Lost sight of (then designated) 31L on approach, crashed in railroad yard one half-mile south of field. All survived. |- | {{nowrap|November 24, 1959}}||N102R||L-1049H||Trans World Airlines||Came to rest 63rd and Kilpatrick||Plane departed (then designated) 31L, fire on engine No. 2, circled to land 31L, crashed {{convert|0.2|mi|km}} southeast of field. All three persons aboard were killed, along with eight more on the ground. |- |September 1, 1961||N86511||L-049||Trans World Airlines||-||Plane departed Midway, lost elevator bolt, crashed near Hinsdale, Illinois, resulting in 78 deaths. |- |December 8, 1972||N9031U||737-200||United Airlines||71st and Springfield||Aircraft descended too low on approach to 31L (now 31C) and struck houses, crashed {{convert|1.25|mi|km}} southeast of airport, causing 43 fatalities aboard the aircraft and two on the ground. |- |March 25, 1976||N1EM||Lockheed Jetstar||Executive||On field||Pilot unfamiliar with plane attempted take off on 13R (now 13C), never became airborne, crashed into fence 63rd and Cicero. Four fatalities. |- |August 6, 1976||N9446Z||TB-25N||Air Chicago||61st and Moody Avenue||Poor maintenance, and first flight of the plane in two years. It took off 4L, lost engine 2, and crashed {{convert|0.4|mi|km}} west of field, killing two aboard and one on the ground. |- |December 8, 2005||N471WN||737-700||Southwest Airlines||55th & Central||Landed 31C during a snowstorm, crashed through a fence, hit 2 cars, killed a child in car on 55th St. and Central Ave. |}

Source: Civil Aeronautics Board archives, NTSB records.

'''Note:''' Prior to 1941, the runways did not have numerical designations. The runway now designated 13C/31C was designated 13R/31L from 1941 until 1989, when a new Runway 13R/31L was built. Runways 27L, 27R, 36L and 36R were closed by 1973.

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==

* Branigan, Michael. ''A History of Chicago's O'Hare Airport'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2011) [https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jHp2CQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT5&dq=related:MBVR_rCxrg0J:scholar.google.com/&ots=w2IPlMJAcW&sig=rQX4Aq2bjqQMeE-X-6Pz8A_5b3s online].

* Casey, John A. ''Chicago Aviation and Airports: The First Forty Years, 1926–1966'' (1966).

* Kent, David E. ''Midway Airport'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2013) [https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=CN5B1HQrxDYC&oi=fnd&pg=PA6&dq=related:MBVR_rCxrg0J:scholar.google.com/&ots=U5LxJhgqzx&sig=0l-VxnmKVVFVvmfo4p45U3xz0ic online]

* Vaillant, Derek. "Midway Airport" ''Encyclopedia of Chicago''. (2004) [http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/828.html online]

==External links== {{commons category|Chicago Midway International Airport}}

*{{Official website |1=http://www.flychicago.com/midway/en/home/Pages/default.aspx}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160205072119/http://www.flychicago.com/midway/en/atairport/map/Pages/default.aspx Midway: Terminal and Concourse Maps] *[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591124-0&lang=en TWA Crash of 1959] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080212001944/http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/flight533_crash.html 1972 Crash Summary] *[http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-130523-history-midway-international-airport-pictures/ Early Midway images] *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/12530375@N08/8096614400/sizes/h Airport diagram for 1959] *{{HABS |survey=IL-305 |id=il0380 |title=Midway Airport, South Terminal, Cicero Avenue between Fifty-fifth & Sixty-third Streets, Chicago, Cook County, IL}} *{{FAA-diagram|00081}}{{US-airport|MDW}}

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