AirportsChicago Midway International Airport is a large airport serving Chicago, in Illinois, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MDW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MDW
- ICAO code
- KMDW
- City
- Chicago
- State or region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.7860° N, 87.7524° W
- Elevation
- 189 m (620 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 1,988 m (6,522 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MDW means Chicago Midway International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMDW. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.7860° N, 87.7524° W. It stands 189 metres (620 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chicago Midway International Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 1,988 metres (6,522 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 388.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13L/31R | 1,988 m 6,522 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 04R/22L | 1,964 m 6,445 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 04L/22R | 1,679 m 5,507 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13R/31L | 1,176 m 3,859 ft | 18 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago | ORD | 25 km |
| Gary/Chicago International AirportGary | GYY | 34 km |
| Michigan City Municipal AirportMichigan City | MGC | 78 km |
| South Bend International AirportSouth Bend | SBN | 119 km |
| Chicago Rockford International AirportChicago/Rockford | RFD | 120 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,040 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,958 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,652 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,349 km | 8 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,174 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,812 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,075 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,149 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,871 km | 18 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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