Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW, FAA LID: MDW), is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's southwest side, eight miles (13 km) from Chicago's Loop.
Dominated by low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines, Midway is the Dallas-based carrier's largest focus city as of 2011. Both the Stevenson Expressway and Chicago Transit Authority's Orange Line provide passengers access to downtown Chicago. Midway Airport is the second largest passenger airport in the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as the state of Illinois, after Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
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