Chicago Midway International Airport Map Print (MDW)

MDW KMDW Chicago, Illinois
$55 ✓ Free US shipping · Made to Order
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Navy
Sand
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Finish Fine Art Print pairs 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper with pigment giclée printing for rich color and a smooth matte finish. Supplied unframed. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat. Framed Fine Art Print presents the same cotton paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame, with a white beveled mat and optical-grade clear acrylic. The mat is included, and hanging wire is already installed. Glossy Metal Print brings vivid color to coated aluminum through dye sublimation. The glossy surface resists scratches and water; the included hidden mount positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall.
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  • Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
  • Chicago's runways and taxiways, composed as art for anyone who has spent time at the field.
  • Seven colorways to suit the room. A considered gift for pilots, crew, and frequent flyers.
Description

A runway diagram map print of Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), made from the airport's own layout for the place it holds in your life. Choose your colorway and your format: a fine art giclée print on cotton paper, a framed fine art print, a glossy metal print or a digital download.

Your fine art print is made to order with pigment inks on heavyweight, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, a 330 gsm sheet with a high color gamut and deep black density. The acid-free, archival-grade paper has a smooth matte surface. Supplied unframed, ready for your own frame.

Shipping and Returns

Physical prints are made to order in 2 to 3 business days; shipping time is added on top and varies by your location and the method you choose. Standard shipping is free across the US. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat, though paper may retain a slight curl; orders with framed or metal pieces ship in separate boxes. Digital downloads are delivered by email, so there is nothing to ship.

Physical products have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of delivery to request a refund; we may require a return before issuing it.

Full returns and refund policy

Materials

Fine Art Print: pigment giclée printing on heavyweight 330 gsm (17 mil), 100% cotton Hot Press paper, on regularly calibrated giclée printers. The paper is acid-free and archival-grade, with a smooth matte surface and the high color gamut and black density that let a dark ground and fine linework keep their depth. Supplied unframed, with no added white margin, ready for your own frame.

Dimensions

Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.

Made like something you keep.

The field itself

This is Chicago's own layout, the way its runways run and the taxiways thread between them, composed into a print you will want to look at every day. Not a stock template with a new name on it.

Museum-quality cotton paper

Heavyweight 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, acid-free and archival-grade. Its high color gamut and black density give the runways real depth, and pigment inks keep the fine detail crisp on a smooth matte surface.

Solid wood framing or glossy metal

Frame it in 1.25 inch solid wood, black, white or natural oak, with the white beveled mat, optical-grade clear acrylic and hanging wire included. Or choose glossy metal: dye sublimation into aluminum, floated about 3/4 inch off the wall on a hidden mount.

Chicago Midway International

MDW · Chicago, Illinois
41.7856° N · 87.7527° W
Field elevation 620 ft
Identifier
MDW
ICAO code
KMDW
Field elevation
620ft
Runways
4
Magnetic variation
W
Runways
13L/31R6,522 × 150 ft
04R/22L6,445 × 150 ft
04L/22R5,507 × 150 ft
13R/31L3,859 × 60 ft

Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.

Chicago Midway International Airport Runway Diagram Print

Chicago Midway International sits on the southwest side of Chicago, and its diagram is one of the most recognizable in American aviation: four runways packed into a single square mile, crossing near the center in a bold X. This print plots that geometry to scale from the field's actual layout, so the tight, overlapping arrangement reads the way it looks from the air.

The two longest strips carry the composition. A third runway, 4L/22R at 5,507 feet, parallels the second, and a short 3,859-foot strip for light aircraft threads through the same footprint. The main runways are drawn at 150 feet wide against just 60 feet on the shortest, so the hierarchy of the field stays legible at a glance. Elevation here is 620 feet above sea level.

Midway built its reputation inside that square mile, bounded by 55th and 63rd Streets and by Central and Cicero Avenues. Established in 1927 as Chicago Municipal Airport, it was the city's primary airport until O'Hare took over. Midway overtook New York's LaGuardia as the nation's busiest airline airport in 1948 and held that title until 1960. The constraint that once limited it, a field hemmed in by city streets on every side, is what makes the diagram so striking on a wall.

Rendered as clean line work over a ground tone you choose, the crossing runways settle into a balanced piece of graphic design, with published airport information guiding their relative measurements. The designators sit at the runway ends where a pilot would read them, and the surrounding taxiways and aprons are held back as quiet gray so the four active runways carry the eye. It is a precise portrait of one of Chicago's landmark airfields, made for anyone who knows the approach into Midway.

Chicago (MDW) print, common questions

How many runways does Chicago Midway have?

Four active runways, all intersecting within the airport's compact square-mile footprint. The print composes the runway set using published positions.

What is the longest runway at Midway?

Runway 13L/31R is the longest at 6,522 feet, running northwest to southeast.

Why is Midway's layout so distinctive?

The airfield fits into a single square mile bounded by city streets, so its runways cross one another at the center rather than spreading out. That tight, intersecting arrangement is what gives the diagram its recognizable X.

How does the MDW print relate to the airport's layout?

Published airport information and available field depictions guide the MDW composition, including the runway designators and relative geometry. It is original wall art, so fine details may be simplified or omitted.

What sizes and finishes are available?

The diagram comes in a range of sizes and finishes, including a Fine Art Print, Framed Fine Art Print or Glossy Metal Print (Digital Download available separately), physical pieces made to order and shipped free within the US.

Where is Midway and what does MDW mean?

MDW is the airport code for Chicago Midway International, on the southwest side of Chicago about 12 miles from the downtown Loop. It was renamed in 1949 in honor of the Battle of Midway.

$55
White · Fine Art Print · 16 × 20