# Chicago Meigs Airport, Chicago, United States

**Chicago Meigs Airport** was an airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It opened in 1948. It closed in 2003. In 2002 it handled 86 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12483

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Serves: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Opened: 1948
- Closed: 2003
- Elevation: 593 ft / 181 m
- Coordinates: 41.8588, -87.6079
- Passengers: 86,483 (2002)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meigs_Field (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1749042
- Weather station: KMDW · WMO 72534
- Ident: US-12483

## Timeline

- 1948: Chicago Meigs Airport opens.
- 2003: Chicago Meigs Airport closes.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | 153,647 | Wikidata |
| 1999 | 133,605 | Wikidata |
| 2000 | 108,822 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 91,343 | Wikidata |
| 2002 | 86,483 | Wikidata |

## Nearby airports

- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · 9.0 mi / 14 km
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [GYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgyy.md) Gary/Chicago International Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [PWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwk.md) Chicago Executive Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [DPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdpa.md) Dupage Airport · 33 mi / 53 km
- [VPZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvpz.md) Porter County Municipal Airport · 42 mi / 67 km

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12483/data