Chicago Midway International Airport safety profile

48 recorded occurrences at or near Chicago Midway International Airport (19872025): 13 at the airport, 35 nearby; 2 fatal, 4 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20251 (0 fatal)
  • 20241 (0 fatal)
  • 20211 (0 fatal)
  • 20192 (0 fatal)
  • 20184 (0 fatal)
  • 20172 (0 fatal)
  • 20161 (0 fatal)
  • 20154 (0 fatal)
  • 20141 (1 fatal)
  • 20132 (0 fatal)
  • 20114 (0 fatal)
  • 20105 (0 fatal)
  • 20091 (0 fatal)
  • 20084 (0 fatal)
  • 20071 (0 fatal)
  • 20061 (0 fatal)
  • 20053 (0 fatal)
  • 20021 (0 fatal)
  • 20001 (0 fatal)
  • 19992 (1 fatal)
  • 19971 (0 fatal)
  • 19931 (0 fatal)
  • 19911 (0 fatal)
  • 19882 (0 fatal)
  • 19871 (0 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown34
  • Landing6
  • On the ground3
  • Approach2
  • Climb1
  • Maneuvering1
  • Takeoff1

Runway incursions

The FAA Runway Safety database records 293 runway incursions at this airport, including 6 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 13L/31R: 6,522 ft, CON, lighted
  • 04R/22L: 6,445 ft, PEM, lighted
  • 04L/22R: 5,507 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 13R/31L: 3,859 ft, CON, lighted

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 28.196 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 46.394 days/year
  • Snow: 53.493 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 0.092% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.