KMDW · MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW / MDW) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Chicago, Illinois. The field lies at 620 ft (189 m) above sea level and has four runways, the longest 6,522 ft (1,988 m), concrete and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Brookeridge Air Park (LL22), 12 nm WSW.

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Location

Elevation
620 ft (189 m)
Coordinates
41.7860, -87.7524
Serving
Chicago
Region
Illinois
Time zone
America/Chicago

Runways4 · longest 6,522 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
13L/31R6,522 ft1,988 m150 ftConcreteLit
04R/22L6,445 ft1,964 m150 ftAsphaltLit
04L/22R5,507 ft1,679 m150 ftAsphaltLit
13R/31L3,859 ft1,176 m60 ftConcreteLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
ORDChicago O'Hare International Airport · 13 nm NNW
Airfields within 25 nm
16

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.