Chicago Midway Migrants

Chicago Midway International Airport is a major commercial airport on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, located approximately 12 miles from the city's Loop business district. Established in 1927, Midway served as Chicago's primary airport until the opening of O'Hare International Airport in 1944. Today, Midway is one of the busiest airports in the nation an…
Chicago Midway International Airport is a major commercial airport on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, located approximately 12 miles from the city's Loop business district. Established in 1927, Midway served as Chicago's primary airport until the opening of O'Hare International Airport in 1944. Today, Midway is one of the busiest airports in the nation and the second-busiest airport both in the Chicago metropolitan area and the state of Illinois, serving 22,050,489 passengers in 2023.
  • Location: Clearing and Garfield Ridge, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
  • Opened: December 12, 1927
  • Airport type: Public
  • Owner/Operator: Chicago Department of Aviation
  • Serves: Chicago metropolitan area
  • Operating base for: Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines
  • Elevation AMSL: 620 ft / 189 m
Data from: en.wikipedia.org