KMDW· MDW· Chicago

Chicago Midway International Airport

large airport · elevation 620 ft (189 m)

10:55Z 00:44Z Night

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Current METARVFR

44 min ago·04:53Z

KMDW 270453Z 09009KT 10SM OVC250 09/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00940067

Wind

090° 9 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

25,000 ft

Temperature

9°C / 7°C

temp / dew

QNH

1016 hPa

29.99 inHg

Clouds

OVC 25,000ft

Weather

—

Station

KMDW

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1015.9 HPa hourly temperature of 9.4°C and dew point of 6.7°C

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (1)

FL380B762
11 min ago
TURB LGT

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

04L/22R1679 mASP

04R/22L1964 mPEM

13L/31R1988 mCON

13R/31L1176 mCON

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 04L/22R	HW 6 kt	XW 7 kt R
RWY 04R/22L	HW 6 kt	XW 7 kt R
RWY 13L/31R	HW 7 kt	XW 6 kt L
RWY 13R/31L	HW 7 kt	XW 6 kt L

41.7860°, -87.7524°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 13L/31R (use 13L)	Preferred	HW 7	6 L	—
RWY 13R/31L (use 13R)	Usable	HW 7	6 L	—
RWY 04L/22R (use 04L)	Usable	HW 6	7 R	—
RWY 04R/22L (use 04R)	Usable	HW 6	7 R	—

Density altitude

-27 ft

elevation 620 ft

ISA deviation

-4.8°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KMDW

ATIS132.750
CLDCLNC DEL121.850
GND121.650
TWR118.700
A/DAPP/DEP118.400
ASOS132.750
UNICUNICOM122.950

Navaids near airportassoc. KMDW

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
HK	NDB	332 kHz	LOW
MX	NDB	248 kHz	LOW

Runways4

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 04L/22R	ASP	5,507 ft (1,679 m)	Lit	—
RWY 04R/22L	PEM	6,445 ft (1,964 m)	Lit	—
RWY 13L/31R	CON	6,522 ft (1,988 m)	Lit	—
RWY 13R/31L	CON	3,859 ft (1,176 m)	Lit	—

RWY 04L/22R5,507 ft (1,679 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 04R/22L6,445 ft (1,964 m)
Surface
PEM
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 13L/31R6,522 ft (1,988 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 13R/31L3,859 ft (1,176 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)

No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)

24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Chicago Midway International Airport

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/27 06:22 UTC

27/06Z

27/12Z

27/18Z

28/00Z

28/06Z

28/12Z

BASEVFR

FMVFR

FMMVFR

TEMPO VFR

TEMPO IFR

VFRBASE27/06Z → 27/14Z10012KT · 6 SM · FEW070 BKN200

Wind: 10012KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW070 BKN200

TAF KMDW 270520Z 2706/2812 10012KT P6SM FEW070 BKN200

VFRFM27/14Z → 27/20Z14015G25KT · 6 SM · BKN070

Wind: 14015G25KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN070

FM271400 14015G25KT P6SM BKN070

VFRTEMPO27/16Z → 27/19Z5 SM · -SHRA · OVC050

Visibility: 5 SM

Weather: -SHRA

Clouds: OVC050

TEMPO 2716/2719 5SM -SHRA OVC050

VFRFM27/20Z → 27/23Z17020G30KT · 6 SM · SCT030 BKN100

Wind: 17020G30KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT030 BKN100

FM272000 17020G30KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100

VFRFM27/23Z → 28/03Z18020G30KT · 6 SM · VCTS · BKN035(CB)sn

Wind: 18020G30KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: VCTS

Clouds: BKN035(CB)sn

FM272300 18020G30KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB

IFRTEMPO28/00Z → 28/02Z2 SM · TSRA BR · BKN015 OVC035(CB)sn

Visibility: 2 SM

Weather: TSRA BR

Clouds: BKN015 OVC035(CB)sn

TEMPO 2800/2802 2SM TSRA BR BKN015 OVC035CB

VFRFM28/03Z → 28/08Z22014G24KT · 6 SM · SCT020 BKN035

Wind: 22014G24KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT020 BKN035

FM280300 22014G24KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035

MVFRFM28/08Z → 28/12Z26012G22KT · 6 SM · SCT015 BKN020

Wind: 26012G22KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT015 BKN020

FM280800 26012G22KT P6SM SCT015 BKN020

Raw TAF

TAF KMDW 270520Z 2706/2812 10012KT P6SM FEW070 BKN200 FM271400 14015G25KT P6SM BKN070 TEMPO 2716/2719 5SM -SHRA OVC050 FM272000 17020G30KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100 FM272300 18020G30KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB TEMPO 2800/2802 2SM TSRA BR BKN015 OVC035CB FM280300 22014G24KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 FM280800 26012G22KT P6SM SCT015 BKN020

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