Airport · KMDW / MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

Chicago, United States · 620 ft

Runway diagram

Satellite map with the runway layout of Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW)

Weather

obs 18:53Z · 34 min ago · VFR

Wind: wind 100° 6 kt
Visibility: vis 16 km (10+ SM)
Clouds: FEW 2,200 ft · FEW 11,000 ft · SCT 15,000 ft · ceil 25,000 ft
Temperature: 13° / 8° · QNH 1028 hPa (30.36 inHg)
Density altitude: 110 ft

METAR KMDW 301853Z 10006KT 10SM FEW022 FEW110 SCT150 OVC250 13/08 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP284 T01330083

Runway wind

Runway	End	Headwind	Crosswind
04L/22R	04L	3 kt	5 kt
04L/22R	22R	-3 kt	-5 kt
04R/22L	04R	3 kt	5 kt
04R/22L	22L	-3 kt	-5 kt
13L/31R	13L	5 kt	-3 kt
13L/31R	31R	-5 kt	3 kt
13R/31L	13R	5 kt	-3 kt
13R/31L	31L	-5 kt	3 kt

negative headwind means tailwind; crosswind is absolute. check the METAR for gusts and variable directions.

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40 aircraft within 75 km · snapshot 1s ago

Callsign	Registration	Type	Airline	Route	Altitude	Speed	Distance	Map
N302LT	N302LT	CL30	N30		700 ft	117 kt	3 km	map
RPA4507	N138HQ	E75L	Republic Airlines	ORD → CVG	9600 ft	310 kt	7 km	map
LXJ578	N578FX	CL35	Flexjet		21300 ft	410 kt	9 km	map
N242KV	N242KV	C25B	N24		1925 ft	163 kt	10 km	map
SKW5693	N638SY	E75L	Sky West Aviation	MLI → ORD	10050 ft	295 kt	11 km	map
UAL1069	N432UA	A320	United Airlines	BZN → ORD	5175 ft	272 kt	16 km	map
SWA2997	N9006L	B38M	Southwest Airlines	OAK → PHX	2575 ft	199 kt	19 km	map
ENY4294	N751AB	E170	Envoy Air	ORD → OKC	3075 ft	205 kt	21 km	map
ENY4077	N750BD	E170	Envoy Air	ORD → YHZ → ORD	6175 ft	279 kt	23 km	map
SKW5783	N142SY	E75L	Sky West Aviation	ORD → CMH	1100 ft	135 kt	23 km	map
UAL1178	N17229	B738	United Airlines	CHS → ORD	Ground	24 kt	24 km	map
SKW5712	N113SY	E75L	Sky West Aviation	SUN → DEN	Ground	5 kt	25 km	map
JZA482	C-FEJD	E75S	Jazz Aviation Lp	ORD → YUL	675 ft	148 kt	25 km	map
UAL1755	N14549	A21N	United Airlines	FLL → ORD	Ground	11 kt	25 km	map
UAL695	N54552	A21N	United Airlines	EWR → BNA	Ground	11 kt	25 km	map
UAL2784	N73256	B738	United Airlines	PHL → ORD → BNA	Ground	52 kt	26 km	map
RPA3406	N744YX	E75L	Republic Airlines	RDU → ORD	Ground	13 kt	26 km	map
N888US	N888US	H500	N88		900 ft	95 kt	27 km	map
SKW5721	N530GJ	CRJ7	Sky West Aviation	ORD → GRB	1225 ft	126 kt	27 km	map
SKW5135	N448SW	CRJ2	Sky West Aviation	MCW → ORD	5575 ft	269 kt	29 km	map
UAL2096	N25982	B789	United Airlines	FAT → LAX → EWR	38975 ft	565 kt	30 km	map
GJS4381	N520GJ	CRJ7	Gojet Airlines	GSO → EWR	1300 ft	130 kt	30 km	map
VOI1705	XA-VUQ	A21N	Concesionaria Vuela Compania De Aviacion	ORD → GDL	12600 ft	313 kt	31 km	map
WUP667	N667UP	E55P	Wheels Up Private Jets		41000 ft	435 kt	32 km	map
SKW5471	N558GJ	CRJ7	Sky West Aviation	GEG → SFO	2525 ft	164 kt	32 km	map
N5623E	N5623E	C172	N56		1175 ft	79 kt	35 km	map
N91VP	N91VP	BE35	N91		1275 ft	160 kt	36 km	map
UAL2053	N36469	B739	United Airlines	ATL → EWR	7450 ft	274 kt	36 km	map
N50WJ	N50WJ	SF50	N50		31000 ft	349 kt	37 km	map
N529C	N529C	S108	N52		1100 ft	97 kt	37 km	map
N672MA	N672MA	C72R	N67		900 ft	77 kt	38 km	map
UAL952	N61115	B789	United Airlines	MUC → ORD	3025 ft	179 kt	38 km	map
UAL2142	N37466	B739	United Airlines	ORD → BNA → SFO → SAN	16900 ft	352 kt	38 km	map
N3262L	N3262L	C172	N32		500 ft	72 kt	39 km	map
N6180X	N6180X	C172	N61		1675 ft	98 kt	39 km	map
N330YB	N330YB	SF50	N33		3600 ft	269 kt	41 km	map
N636CB	N636CB	C172	N63		450 ft	74 kt	41 km	map
N174HA	N174HA	C172	N17		1100 ft	85 kt	41 km	map
N93EE	N93EE	EV97	N93		2700 ft	93 kt	42 km	map
UAL881	N12003	B78X	United Airlines	ORD → HND	6300 ft	285 kt	43 km	map

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Airport data

Latitude: 41.7860
Longitude: -87.7524
Type: large_airport
Region: Illinois
IATA: MDW
GPS code: KMDW
Local code: MDW
Magnetic variation: -4.0°
Operations: no PPR
Weather: METAR / TAF

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighted
04L / 22R	5507 ft · 1.68 km · 43°	150 ft	ASP	yes
04R / 22L	6445 ft · 1.96 km · 43°	150 ft	PEM	yes
13L / 31R	6522 ft · 1.99 km · 134°	150 ft	CON	yes
13R / 31L	3859 ft · 1.18 km · 134°	60 ft	CON	yes

Frequencies

Type	Description	Frequency
A/D	APP/DEP	118.400 MHz
ASOS	ASOS	132.750 MHz
ATIS	ATIS	132.750 MHz
CLD	CLNC DEL	121.850 MHz
GND	GND	121.650 MHz
TWR	TWR	118.700 MHz
UNIC	UNICOM	122.950 MHz

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