Midway International Airport, International airport in Southwest Chicago, United States
Midway International Airport is an international airport in southwest Chicago and features 43 gates in multiple concourses within a single central terminal building. The facility handles flights across the United States as well as international connections through one unified terminal structure.
The facility opened in 1923 as Chicago Air Park for airmail deliveries and later carried the name Municipal Airport before its renaming after the Battle of Midway in 1949. The airport evolved from a small airmail site to a major hub for passenger and cargo flights.
The name honors the Battle of Midway and recalls a significant event of World War II in the Pacific. Travelers experience a compact facility that links Chicago's southwest neighborhoods to the national and international flight network.
The location sits 12 miles (19 kilometers) from the city center and connects via the Orange Line elevated train as well as several bus lines. The compact layout allows short walking distances between gates and simplifies orientation for arriving and departing passengers.
The entire facility occupies less than one square mile (three square kilometers) of space and ranks among the most densely built major commercial airports in North America. This compact size results in shorter walking distances for passengers than at most other major airports in the region.
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