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Chicago Midway, IL (MDW)
Starting Service:

March 17, 1985

Eight daily nonstop departures to St. Louis.

22nd city in Southwest system.

Current Service:

Chicago Midway is Southwest’s second busiest airport in terms of daily departures.

223 daily nonstop departures to 47 cities: Albany, Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Birmingham, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, Ft. Myers, Hartford/Springfield, Houston Hobby, Indianapolis, Jackson, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Long Island/Islip, Los Angeles, Louisville, Manchester, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk/Southern Virginia, Oakland, Omaha, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh-Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa Bay, Tucson, and Washington Dulles.

Additional direct or connecting service to 15 cities.

Gates: 29
Employees:

Flight Attendant Base: 1,368
Pilot Base: 996
Ground Operations: 882
Maintenance: 251
Provisioning: 87
People Department: 13
Marketing: 9
Technology: 6
Reservations: 154

Total: 3,766


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