KMDW — Chicago Midway Intl
Chicago, IL · field elevation 620 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
2 TFRs Read in the EFB →
KMDW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMDW 252353Z 08007KT 10SM BKN100 BKN130 BKN250 17/08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01670083 10178 20167 56005
- Wind
- from 080° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 10,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.26 inHg
- Density altitude
- 548 ft · pressure altitude 280 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 04L | 6 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 04R | 6 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 13L | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 13R | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 31R | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 31L | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 22R | 6 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 22L | 6 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 14,000–38,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMDW 252320Z 2600/2706 07007KT P6SM BKN100
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.78564, -87.75273
- Elevation
- 620 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1143Z / 2341Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Cook, IL
Airport diagram
Everything else KMDW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13L/31R | 6,522 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 04R/22L | 6,445 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 04L/22R | 5,507 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
| 13R/31L | 3,859 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 132.75
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 135.2
- Ground
- 118.075
- Clearance
- 124.625
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 126.05
- Approach
- 128.2
Published procedures
- 16 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 1 departure published
- 3 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KPWK Chicago Exec21 nm
- KDPA Dupage23 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMDW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Illinois airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.