KMDW IATA MDW Large Airport

Airport record

Chicago Midway International Airport

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Scheduled service reportedMulti-runway
WGS 84 position 41.78600°, -87.75240° Open map
FIELD ELEVATION 620 ft MSL

189 metres

REPORTED OPEN RUNWAYS 4

4 reported lighted

LONGEST REPORTED 6,522 ft

1,988 metres · 13L/31R

PUBLISHED COMMS 7

Source records

Runway geometry

Reported runway surfaces

TRUE headings
Runway Dimensions Surface Heading (true) Lighting Status
13L/31R 6,522 × 150 ft1,988 × 46 m Concrete 134.0° / 314.0° northwest–southeast Reported lighted Reported open
04R/22L 6,445 × 150 ft1,964 × 46 m PEM 43.0° / 223.0° northeast–southwest Reported lighted Reported open
04L/22R 5,507 × 150 ft1,679 × 46 m Asphalt 43.0° / 223.0° northeast–southwest Reported lighted Reported open
13R/31L 3,859 × 60 ft1,176 × 18 m Concrete 134.0° / 314.0° northwest–southeast Reported lighted Reported open
13LC/31RC 5,141 × 150 ft1,567 × 46 m Asphalt 134.0° / 314.0° northwest–southeast Reported lighted Reported closed

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Runway ends

Published end data

Each runway end is listed separately. Headings are true; elevations are MSL. A dash means the source did not publish a value—not zero.

Runway-end identifiers, parent runways, true headings, elevations, displaced thresholds, and published coordinates
End Runway True heading End elevation Displaced threshold Coordinates
13L LE · low-numbered end 13L/31R Reported open 134.0°T 608 ft MSL185 m 463 ft141 m 41.79160°, -87.76110° Open end map ↗
31R HE · high-numbered end 13L/31R Reported open 314.0°T 612 ft MSL187 m 696 ft212 m 41.77920°, -87.74370° Open end map ↗
04R LE · low-numbered end 04R/22L Reported open 43.0°T 619 ft MSL189 m 518 ft158 m 41.77920°, -87.75930° Open end map ↗
22L HE · high-numbered end 04R/22L Reported open 223.0°T 606 ft MSL185 m Not published 41.79200°, -87.74310° Open end map ↗
04L LE · low-numbered end 04L/22R Reported open 43.0°T 617 ft MSL188 m 758 ft231 m 41.78140°, -87.76120° Open end map ↗
22R HE · high-numbered end 04L/22R Reported open 223.0°T 606 ft MSL185 m 878 ft268 m 41.79230°, -87.74730° Open end map ↗
13R LE · low-numbered end 13R/31L Reported open 134.0°T 607 ft MSL185 m Not published 41.78810°, -87.75880° Open end map ↗
31L HE · high-numbered end 13R/31L Reported open 314.0°T 613 ft MSL187 m Not published 41.78080°, -87.74860° Open end map ↗
13LC LE · low-numbered end 13LC/31RC Reported closed 134.0°T 606 ft MSL185 m 752 ft229 m 41.79230°, -87.75790° Open end map ↗
31RC HE · high-numbered end 13LC/31RC Reported closed 314.0°T 608 ft MSL185 m Not published 41.78260°, -87.74430° Open end map ↗

Communications

Published frequencies

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

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KGRR Gerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids 119 NM220 km · NE · 56° true 10,001 ft
KIND Indianapolis International AirportIndianapolis 141 NM261 km · SE · 151° true 11,200 ft
KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit 198 NM367 km · E · 81° true 12,003 ft
KCVG Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCincinnati / Covington 217 NM401 km · SE · 138° true 12,001 ft

Source & provenance

Data source

Airport, runway, and frequency records come from the OurAirports Public Domain dataset snapshot dated . Missing values remain missing; Runway Almanac does not invent them.