Chicago Midway International Airport
Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW/MDW) is a large international airport located in Chicago, IL. It features 5 runways with the longest being 6,522 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 272 arrivals and 295 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 42 carriers across 152 routes. The most active carrier is Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio (SWA). The busiest route is to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 73 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 39 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
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Share of flights
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Carriers
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FFT
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TWR | 135.200 | 24 |
| TWR | 269.125 | 24 |
| GND | 118.075 | 24 |
| ATIS | 132.750 | 24 |
| APCH | 119.450 | 24 |
| APCH | 126.050 | — |
| APCH | 128.200 | — |
| APCH | 135.200 | 24 |
| APCH | 269.125 | 24 |
| APCH | 353.875 | — |
| UNICOM | 122.950 | — |
| CLASS C | 119.450 | 24 |
| EMERG | 121.500 | 24 |
| CD/P | 124.625 | 24 |
| OTHER | 124.625 | 24 |
| CLASS C/ | 135.200 | 24 |
| LCL/P | 135.200 | 24 |
| CLASS C | 269.125 | 24 |
| LCL/P | 269.125 | 24 |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZAU
- Mag var:
- 4° W
- Fuel:
- 100LL, A1+
Destination network
Great-circle routes from KMDW · last 7d
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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