Chicago Midway International Airport Map Print (MDW)

- 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.
The Digital Download is a JPEG at 300 dpi, sized for 24 by 30 inches. The digital add-on matches the selected physical print size at 300 dpi. Download links arrive by email and stay active for 30 days; save the file within that time and keep it for personal, non-commercial use. No physical item is shipped.
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.
Digital downloads are non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where AirportPrints determines that a delivery failure or technical issue was caused by AirportPrints.
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.
Framed Fine Art Print: the same cotton fine art paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame. A white, acid-free, 4-ply mat with a 45-degree bevel and optical-grade, shatter-resistant clear acrylic (safer to ship than glass) are included. The print is mounted to foam core for a flat presentation, with a kraft paper dust cover and installed hanging wire on the back.
Glossy Metal Print: the image is transferred by dye sublimation into polymer-coated aluminum with a glossy white base. The 1.14 mm panel has a scratch- and water-resistant surface, with a hidden inset mount that positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall. Display indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Digital Download: a high-resolution JPEG for personal, non-commercial use. No physical paper, frame, or metal panel is included.
Dimensions
Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.
Framed Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches, measured across the mat and acrylic area inside the frame. The mat sits within that area, so the visible image is about 6 x 8, 12 x 16, or 18 x 24 inches. The outside frame is larger than the listed size.
Glossy Metal Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches. During sublimation, 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the artwork may be cropped, so the printed edge can differ slightly from the preview.
Digital Download: a 7200 x 9000 pixel JPEG at 300 dpi for 24 x 30 inch printing. A digital add-on instead matches the selected physical size: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, or 24 x 30 inches at 300 dpi.
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
Field elevation 620 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.
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