FAA facility Airport

CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FAA MDW ICAO KMDW Open to the public

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Runways

4 records · drawn to relative scale

04L/22R 5,507 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

04L 22R

Runway-end details

Runway 04L/22R end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
04L	43°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	758 ft	TORA 5,507 · TODA 5,507 · ASDA 5,507 · LDA 4,749
22R	223°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	878 ft	TORA 5,507 · TODA 5,507 · ASDA 5,507 · LDA 4,629

04R/22L 6,445 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (excellent) · High-intensity edge lights

04R 22L

Runway-end details

Runway 04R/22L end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
04R	43°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	518 ft	TORA 6,446 · TODA 6,446 · ASDA 6,446 · LDA 5,928
22L	223°	—	PAPI · 4-light · right side	—	635 ft	TORA 6,446 · TODA 6,446 · ASDA 6,446 · LDA 5,812

13L/31R 6,522 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (excellent) · High-intensity edge lights

13L 31R

Runway-end details

Runway 13L/31R end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
13L	134°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · right side	RLLS Runway lead-in light system	463 ft	TORA 6,522 · TODA 6,522 · ASDA 6,522 · LDA 6,059
31R	314°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	RLLS Runway lead-in light system	696 ft	TORA 6,522 · TODA 6,522 · ASDA 6,522 · LDA 5,826

13R/31L 3,859 × 60 ft · Asphalt (excellent) · Medium-intensity edge lights

13R 31L

Runway-end details

Runway 13R/31L end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
13R	134°	—	—	—	—	—
31L	314°	—	—	—	—	—

Communications

13 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
GND/P	118.075	24
CLASS C	119.45	24
EMERG	121.5	24
UNICOM	122.95	—
CD/P	124.625	24
APCH/S DEP/S	126.05	—
APCH/P DEP/P	128.2	—
D-ATIS	132.75	24
CLASS C/S	135.2	24
LCL/P	135.2	24
CLASS C	269.125	24
LCL/P	269.125	24
APCH/P DEP/P	353.875	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
04R	ILS/DME	I	111.5	Operational ifr (1972-08-08)
13L	ILS/DME	I	109.9	Operational restricted (2025-10-16)
31R	ILS/DME	I	109.9	Operational ifr (1901-01-01)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KMDW

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

ILS status changed 2025-11-27

ILS status changed 2025-06-12

Runway dimensions changed 2025-06-12

Runway removed 2025-06-12

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: MDW / KMDW
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1940-04
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100LL JET A1+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: CHICAGO, IL
County: Cook
FAA region: Great Lakes region
Coordinates: 41.78564, -87.75273
Elevation: 619.8 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

MDW Commissioned 1997-06-03 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

1,238Reported strikes

65With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-28. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	43	4
2013	54	0
2014	45	0
2015	62	4
2016	45	4
2017	33	1
2018	43	5
2019	48	1
2020	30	1
2021	43	0
2022	69	4
2023	80	1
2024	67	2
2025	99	1
2026	34	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.