Chicago Midway International Airport KMDW / MDW
Chicago's downtown-side airport, 25 minutes from the Loop, with two FBOs, CBP and fewer delays than O'Hare. Runway length limits fully loaded heavy jets; the Fly Quiet programme discourages late-night operations. Most convenient for the city core and South Loop.
6,522 ft
Longest runway
25 min
Drive to Chicago
2
FBOs / handlers
620 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (Fly Quiet programme; night restrictions on noisier types)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- concrete
- Fuel type
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 16 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to Global/Gulfstream class; 6,500 ft runways limit heavies on hot days.
- Website
- www.flychicago.com/midway
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support Midway
- Atlantic Aviation Midway
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (6,522 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319 (A319CJ) 6,080 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ318 5,860 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 5,470 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Gulfstream Aerospace G650ER needs 6,299 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo needs 6,300 ft
- Bombardier Challenger 850 needs 6,305 ft
Other airports for Chicago
- Chicago Executive Airport KPWK 5,001 ft · 45 min
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport KORD 13,000 ft · 40 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Chicago Midway International Airport · Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons