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MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

United StatesChicago · United States· Chicago Midway International Airport

Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA: MDW) is a airport serving Chicago, United States.

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Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) is a large international airport serving Chicago, United States. This page gathers the airport codes, location map and travel information.

MDW Airport Terminal Map — Gates & Navigation
TERMINAL MAP
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) terminal map showing all terminals, gate ranges and concourses
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Routes

Chicago Midway International Airport route map — direct destinationsRoute Map

73 direct destinations: map, operating airlines and distances.

Info

Airport information & detailsAirport Details

Airport IATA code
MDW
Airport location
Chicago · United States
Guide

Chicago Midway International Airport GuideAirport Guide

Updated October 16, 2026

Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA MDW, ICAO KMDW) serves Chicago, United States, North America, and is classified as a large airport. This page gathers what the site's database, maps and route dataset say about it in one place.

Facts at a glance

IATA / ICAOMDW / KMDW
Airport classlarge airport
LocationChicago, United States (North America)
Coordinates41.7860, -87.7524
Direct destinations73 (see below)

Airport map

The map on this page is rendered from OpenStreetMap data: airports with terminal polygons show the terminal buildings, aprons and access roads, while small fields show the airfield outline and runway. Icons for parking, buses, food, hotels and car rentals follow whatever OSM has mapped.

  • Full-size view — open the map card on this page to zoom in; the 2000 px original can be downloaded.
  • Location map — the interactive map lets you pan and zoom to see the field against the city and road network.
  • Schematic — the page also draws a size-based schematic to indicate the airport's scale; it is not the actual layout.

Direct routes

Non-stop destinations, nearest first (OpenFlights route dataset, compiled 2014 — treat as indicative and confirm with the airline):

DestinationDistanceMain carriers
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)~367 kmDelta Air Lines, AirTran Airways
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)~404 kmAirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines
Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK)~411 kmP1
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)~437 kmAirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)~454 kmAirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines
Des Moines International Airport (DSM)~491 kmAirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)~492 kmAirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)~560 kmDelta Air Lines, AirTran Airways

See the Chicago Midway International Airport route map for the full list of 73 non-stop destinations.

Nearby airports

If nothing fits, these nearby fields are worth comparing:

AirportDistance
O'Hare International Airport (ORD)24.9 km
Indianapolis International Airport (IND)261 km
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)270 km

Getting there

The airport: coordinates 41.7860, -87.7524; elevation about 189 m.

Navigate straight to the field:

The location map on this page shows the field against the city and road network, and the ground-transport section lists the public transport recorded for it. For driving routes, timetables and parking, rely on the airport's own information.

Size and facilities

Large airports run multiple runways and terminals and handle millions of passengers a year. Queue times at check-in and security vary strongly by time of day; for international flights plan to arrive 2–3 hours before departure.

Terminal plans, check-in locations and ground-transport timetables are published by the airport itself; for detail that must be right on the day, rely on the airport's own information. If something here looks wrong, please tell us via the Contact page and we will check it.

Tips

  • If your destination is not in the table above, you will usually connect via Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) or another larger airport.
  • Use the search box at the top of the page to compare alternatives: type a city name or IATA code.
  • In peak season parking and rental cars run short at small fields too — book ahead if you are driving.
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