Midway International Airport Video
| Airlines |
Destinations |
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| AirTran Airways | Atlanta, Branson, Fort Myers, Orlando, Sarasota/Bradenton |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta |
| Delta Connection operated by Comair | Detroit |
| Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines (North America) | Compass Airlines |
| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Detroit |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver |
| Lakeshore Express operated by Pentastar Aviation | Pellston |
| Porter Airlines | Toronto-Billy Bishop |
| Southwest Airlines | Albany, Albuquerque, Atlanta [begins February 12], Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Greenville/Spartanburg, Hartford/Springfield, Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Jackson, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Long Island/Islip, Los Angeles, Louisville, Manchester (NH), Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Norfolk, Oakland, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Tucson, Washington-Dulles |
| VivaAerobus | Monterrey [begins October 14][{{cite press release] |
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| AirTran Airways | Atlanta, Branson, Fort Myers, Orlando, Sarasota/Bradenton |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta |
| Delta Connection operated by Comair | Detroit |
| Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines (North America) | Compass Airlines |
| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Detroit |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver |
| Lakeshore Express operated by Pentastar Aviation | Pellston |
| Porter Airlines | Toronto-Billy Bishop |
| Southwest Airlines | Albany, Albuquerque, Atlanta [begins February 12], Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Greenville/Spartanburg, Hartford/Springfield, Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Jackson, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Long Island/Islip, Los Angeles, Louisville, Manchester (NH), Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Norfolk, Oakland, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Tucson, Washington-Dulles |
| VivaAerobus | Monterrey [begins October 14][{{cite press release] |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, Mexico City [begins November 9], Morelia [begins November 11], Zacatecas [begins November 10] |
List of All Major Incidents at Chicago Midway International Airport
| December 8 incidents : |
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| Date |
Registration |
Aircraft |
Carrier |
Location |
Summary |
|---|
| May 31, 1936 |
NC14979 |
DC-2 |
Trans World Airlines |
- |
On approach to 27L, 1 engine out, strong gusts, crashed half a mile east of field |
| December 4, 1940 |
NC25678 |
DC-3A |
United Airlines |
6356 S. Keating Ave. |
Pilot lost sight in bad weather and crashed on landing approach resulting in nine deaths. |
| May 21, 1943 |
|
B-24 |
US ARMY |
3625 W. 73rd St. |
On approach, disoriented in bad weather, hit huge gas storage tank 2.5 mi (4 km) southeast |
| September 26, 1946 |
NC19939 |
DC-3 |
Trans World Airlines |
West of 96th Ave. at 97th St. |
Midair collision with Boeing PT-17, DC-3 limped in to Midway |
| July 2, 1946 |
NC28383 |
DC-3 |
Trans World Airlines |
- |
Crashed 1.5 mi (2.4 km) northeast of field |
| March 10, 1948 |
NC37478 |
DC-4 |
Delta Air Lines |
5000 W. 55th St. |
Plane took off 36L, at 150 ft (45.7 m) went vertical, at 500 ft (152.4 m) nosed over, crashed on 55th St. |
| March 26, 1949 |
NC90736 |
DC-6 |
American Airlines |
- |
Hit power lines on approach |
| December 18, 1949 |
NC86501 |
L-049 |
Trans World Airlines |
- |
Landing too far down 13R, crashed through fence, ended up at 63rd and Cicero |
| January 4, 1951 |
N79982 |
C-46 |
Monarch Airlines |
- |
Overloaded taking off on 31L, could not climb, crashed on railroad tracks one half mile northeast |
| September 16, 1951 |
N74689 |
C-46 |
Peninsula Transport |
- |
Belly-landed 500 yd (457.2 m) away at northeast 63rd and Harlem |
| March 3, 1953 |
N6214C |
L-1049 |
Eastern Airlines |
On field |
Landed on 31L, gear collapsed, skidded southwest toward Hale School |
| July 17, 1955 |
N3422 |
Convair 340 |
Braniff International Airways |
On field |
Hit gas station sign on approach to 13R, flipped over, crashed |
| August 5, 1955 |
N74601 |
Boeing 377 |
Northwest Airlines |
- |
Landed 31L, could not stop, crashed through fence at 55th and Central |
| February 20, 1956 |
N7404 |
Vickers Viscount |
Capitol |
On field |
Landing on 31L, plane flopped in 300 ft (91.4 m) short of threshold |
| March 15, 1959 |
N94273 |
Convair 240 |
American Airlines |
- |
Lost sight of 31L on approach, crashed in railroad yard one half mile south of field |
| November 24, 1959 |
N102R |
L-1049H |
Trans World Airlines |
Came to rest 63rd and Kilpatrick |
Plane departed 31L, fire on #2, circled to land 31L, crashed 0.2 mi (0.3 km) southeast of field |
| September 1, 1961 |
N86511 |
L-049 |
Trans World Airlines |
- |
Plane departed Midway, lost elevator bolt, crashed near Hinsdale, Illinois |
| December 8, 1972 |
N9031U |
737-200 |
United Airlines |
71st and Springfield |
Aircraft descended too low on approach to 31L and struck houses, crashed 1.25 mi (2 km) southeast of airport |
| March 25, 1976 |
N1EM |
Lockheed Jetstar |
Executive |
On field |
Pilot unfamiliar with plane attempted take off 13R, never airborne, crashed into fence 63rd and Cicero |
| August 6, 1976 |
N9446Z |
TB-25N |
Air Chicago |
61st and Moody Avenue |
Poor maintenance, plane took off 4L, lost engine 2, crashed 0.4 mi (0.6 km) west of field |
| December 8, 2005 |
N471WN |
737-700 |
Southwest Airlines |
55th & Central |
Landed 31C during snowstorm, crashed through fence, hit 2 cars, killed child in car, 55th and Central |
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