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Class B

Chicago Midway International Airport

ID KMDW FAA MDW Elev 620 ft Lat 41° 47.16' N Lon 87° 45.14' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KMDW

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Runways at KMDW

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,522 ft. Max gradient: 0.24%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13L 134° 6,522 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
31R 314° 6,522 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
04R 043° 6,445 ft 150 ft PEM Yes
22L 223° 6,445 ft 150 ft PEM Yes
04L 043° 5,507 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
22R 223° 5,507 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
13R 134° 3,859 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes
31L 314° 3,859 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

7 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

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

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Navaids associated with KMDW

  • NDB HK

    Ermin

    0.33 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB MX

    Kedzi

    0.25 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KMDW, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

1 matched · 35 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (35 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·42 ILLINOIS CHICAGO CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW)(KMDW) P (ARNG) 9 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N41º47.14´ W87º45.16´ 620 B AOE ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE MDW RWY 13L–31R: H6522X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–95, D–165, 2D–250 PCR 685 F/D/X/U HIRL CL RWY 13L: RLLS.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 63´.
  • ·RWY 04R–22L: H6445X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–95, D–165, 2D–250 PCR 685 F/D/X/U HIRL CL RWY 04R: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 66´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·RWY 04L–22R: H5507X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–60, D–120 PCR 330 F/D/X/U MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 04L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 22R: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·RWY 13R–31L: H3859X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCR 125 R/B/X/U MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 13R: Tree.
  • ·RWY 04L:TORA–5507 TODA–5507 ASDA–5507 LDA–4749 RWY 04R:TORA–6446 TODA–6446 ASDA–6446 LDA–5928 RWY 13L:TORA–6522 TODA–6522 ASDA–6522 LDA–6059 RWY 22L:TORA–6446 TODA–6446 ASDA–6446 LDA–5812 RWY 22R:TORA–5507 TODA–5507 ASDA–5507 LDA–4629 RWY 31R:TORA–6522 TODA–6522 ASDA–6522 LDA–5826 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 04R: EMAS RWY 13L: EMAS RWY 22L: EMAS RWY 31R: EMAS
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ OX 2, 4 MILITARY— A–GEAR Rwy 04R EMAS 249´ x 170´.
  • ·Rwy 22L EMAS 346´ x 170´.
  • ·Rwy 13L EMAS 190´ x 170´.
  • ·Rwy 31R EMAS 210´ x 170´.
  • ·FUEL A+ (C803–462–1613.) (NC–100LL, A1+)
  • ·All departures are requested to expedite climb through 1500 ft MSL 0400–1200Z‡ dly.
  • ·Arpt CLOSED to solo student trng.
  • ·ARFF Index D eqpt avbl with 8 hrs notification to arpt ops 773–838–0677.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Twy A clsd to acft over 94´ wingspan.
  • ·Twy F clsd to acft over 94´ wingspan.
  • ·Twy N clsd btn Twy Y and Rwy 22L pad.
  • ·Rwy 13R–31L clsd to flt ops when acft over 79´ wingspan are on Twy F.
  • ·Rwy 22L preferred dep rwy 0400–1300Z‡.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 773-686-8060
  • ·ASOS (773) 884–4424 LAWRS.
  • ·D–ATIS 132.75 (773) 581–9967 UNICOM 122.95 ®APP/DEP CON 128.2 126.05 MIDWAY TOWER 135.2 GND CON 118.075 CLNC DEL 124.625 CPDLC (LOGON KUSA) PDC
  • ·CHICAGO HEIGHTS (L) (L) VORTACW 114.2 CGT Chan 89 N41º30.60´ W87º34.29´ 332º 18.4 NM to fld. 634/2E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH & DME unusable: 050º–070º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 145º–150º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 225º–280º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ TACAN DME unusable: 110º–145º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 150º–225º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ ILS/DME 111.5 I–HKH Chan 52 Rwy 04R.

+ 5 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

CHI

Source: OurAirports community

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KMDW — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KMDW

304 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 54 most recent.

Total events

49

since 1982

Fatal

9

18.4% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 341,417 ops in 2004

2024 total

228,770

10-yr total

2,249,360

2024 mix

AC/AT 88% · GA 12% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

1.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.33

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Ground collision 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=295

  • Other 241
  • Ground collision 24
  • Stall / spin 12
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Hard landing 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 2

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-05-21 Boeing,Boeing 737-7H4,737-8H4 · Ground collision · day
2017-10-02 Boeing 737 7H4 · Ground collision · day
2011-04-26 Boeing 737-7Q8 · Stall / spin · IMC · day
2008-07-07 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 · Stall / spin · day
2019-08-09 Cessna 172 · Other · day
2019-07-27 Ryan Navion · Gear-up · day
2015-02-16 Piper PA 31-350 · Gear-up · day
2014-11-18 Aero Commander 500 B · Stall / spin · night
2014-10-12 RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 58 · Weather IMC · night
2011-12-01 LEARJET INC,Boeing 45,737-7H4 · Under/overshoot · day
2011-06-18 Cessna 172N · Engine failure · day
2008-10-01 Boeing 737 · Gear-up
2008-06-05 Eclipse Aviation Corporation EA500 · Stall / spin · day
2007-01-12 Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 · Engine failure
2005-12-08 Boeing 737-700 · Ground collision · night
2005-08-20 Boeing 757-33N · Ground collision · day
2005-07-08 Boeing 737-7H4 · Weather · VMC · day
2002-05-11 Boeing 757-33N · Ground collision · day
2002-01-22 Cessna T210N · Other · VMC · day
2000-08-16 Boeing 727-264 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1999-10-14 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1999-09-24 Cessna 402B · Stall / spin · night
1999-01-29 Gates Learjet 35 · Stall / spin · VMC · night
1997-10-04 Boeing 737-200 · Stall / spin · day
1991-05-27 Cessna 172N · Under/overshoot · VMC · day
1989-12-13 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · Other · IMC · night
1988-11-16 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Other · night
1988-07-20 Piper PA-32R-301T · Gear-up · night
1988-06-05 Dornier 228-201 · Other · VMC · day
1988-05-10 Beech,McDonnell Douglas 200,DC-9 · Other · day
1988-01-05 Cessna T210N · Other · VMC · night-moonlit
1987-01-29 Cessna 210N · Other · IMC · night
1986-10-23 Beech 58 · Fuel exhaustion · day
1986-09-28 Beech E18S · Ground collision · night
1985-04-13 Cessna R182 · Other · day
1984-10-28 Cessna 172 · Other · day
1984-09-20 Cessna 182P · Hard landing · VMC · dusk
1984-07-08 Cessna 205 · Ground collision · day
1984-03-14 Cessna 401 · Other · IMC · night
1983-07-28 QUICKIE Q-2 · Other · day
1983-05-10 Cessna 152 · Other · day
1983-02-04 Piper PA-28-180 · Ground collision · VMC · night-moonlit
1982-08-30 Beech G18S · Ground collision · night
1981-12-11 Cessna 172M · Other
1981-08-25 HAWKER SDLY 748 · Other
1981-08-18 Cessna 152 · Other
1981-08-02 Piper PA-28R · Other
1981-06-23 Swearingen 226TC · Stall / spin
1981-04-17 Piper PA-28 · Other
1981-04-16 Beech G18S · Other
1981-04-11 N AMERICAN 265-65 · Other
1981-01-17 Beech 99 · Other
1981-01-09 Beech H18S ·
1980-12-24 Piper PA-31 · Other

+ 250 more on file

DPEs near KMDW

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 4 nm
Gerry F Ventrella Chicago IL 4 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Chicago IL 4 nm
Alexander Quinn Waterloo Forest Park IL 6 nm
Alan Wayne Zielinski Niles IL 15 nm
Adam Milnes Des Plaines IL 16 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 18 nm
Ronald Neal Ridenour Naperville IL 18 nm
Michael Biewenga Arlington Heights IL 21 nm
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 21 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KMDW

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Peter Davis Buzane Burbank IL 3 nm
Kenneth Leroy Swierczek Lyons IL 3 nm
Jaime Arturo Salazar Lyons IL 3 nm
Hesham Omar Daoud Bridgeview IL 4 nm
David Michael Minch Berwyn IL 4 nm
Robert James Mc Rath Ii Berwyn IL 4 nm
Karl Jon Vacek Riverside IL 4 nm
Thomas Joseph Kossman Riverside IL 4 nm
Kevin Christopher Ford Riverside IL 4 nm
Michael Allen Bendas Chicago IL 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KMDW

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Alexander Tyler Shaffer Forest View IL 2 nm
Gregory Dean Gehant Burbank IL 3 nm
Richard Alan Sterndorf Burbank IL 3 nm
Wayne Edward Piergies Burbank IL 3 nm
Mario Alberto Ramirez Burbank IL 3 nm
Hatim Mohamed Abdelrazig Burbank IL 3 nm
Jakob Mcgregor Westover Burbank IL 3 nm
Paul Michael Chapello Summit IL 3 nm
Terry Adam Gardner Summit IL 3 nm
Joachim Robert Von Der Heydt Summit IL 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KMDW

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
21 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
22 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
24 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
29 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
36 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
47 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
49 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
65 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
70 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
78 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.