MDW airport status

Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago, IL  KMDW

No FAA delays at MDW right now.

The FAA reports no ground stop, delay program or closure for Chicago Midway. Arrivals and departures are running without FAA-reported delays.

FAA National Airspace System status, checked . This page updates every few minutes; the Cockpit app sends a push the moment it changes.

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ArrivalsNo FAA delays
DeparturesNo FAA delays
Landing on13L and 13
Departing on13
4L22R4R22L13L31R13R31L
Runways from D-ATIS information V, 7:09 pm CT. Layout: OurAirports.

Weather

Observed 6:53 pm CT at the field.

Flight categoryVFRVisual flight rules: good visibility, clouds high or absent
Wind6ktfrom 140°
Visibility10smunrestricted
Ceiling25,000ftbroken
METAR KMDW 242353Z 14006KT 10SM BKN250 18/08 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP284 T01780078 10211 20178 53003

Forecast from 7:00 pm CT: wind 150 at 6 kt, visibility 6+ sm, few clouds at 15,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft; then wind 200 at 8 kt, visibility 6+ sm, scattered clouds at 15,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft.

Full METAR, TAF and ATIS, decoded

NOTAMs that matter today 4 of 53

Translated to plain English. The FAA text is one tap away.

  • Runway 04R/22L is closed.

    Runway, from 10:00 pm CT until 6:00 am CT
    FAA text
    10/304 RWY 04R/22L CLSD
  • Taxiway Y1 is closed.

    Taxiway, from 10:00 pm CT until 6:00 am CT
    FAA text
    10/305 TWY Y1 CLSD
  • Taxiway Y between taxiway Y1 and taxiway Y3 is closed.

    Taxiway, from 10:00 pm CT until 6:00 am CT
    FAA text
    10/308 TWY Y BTN TWY Y1 AND TWY Y3 CLSD
  • Taxiway Z is closed.

    Taxiway, from 10:00 pm CT until 6:00 am CT
    FAA text
    10/306 TWY Z CLSD
All 53 NOTAMs in plain English

Frequencies

For listening and reference. Pilots use the current FAA Chart Supplement.

FacilityMHz
MDW ATISATIS118.400
MDW Clearance/MeteringClearance delivery121.850
MDW GroundGround121.650
MDW TowerTower118.700
MDW Chicago ApproachApproach119.350
MDW Chicago ApproachApproach128.200
Chicago Center SectorCenter132.950
MDW Ground/TowerCombined118.700
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About this page

Status comes from the FAA National Airspace System status feed, runways from the MDW digital ATIS, weather from the FAA METAR and TAF for KMDW, and NOTAMs from the FAA NOTAM system, translated to plain English. Everything here is public FAA data; this site is not affiliated with the FAA and nothing on it is for navigation. Official FAA airport diagram (PDF).

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