Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport (pronounced /mɛgz/, formerly ICAO: KCGX, FAA LID: CGX) was a single-runway airport in Chicago that was in operation from 1948 to 2003, when it was bulldozed overnight by then-mayor Richard M. Daley. The airport was located on Northerly Island, an artificial peninsula on Lake Michigan adjacent to downtown Chicago, the second-largest business district in the Western Hemisphere. By 1955, Meigs Field had become the busiest single-strip airport in the United States. The airport was a familiar sight on the downtown lakefront. The latest air traffic tower was built in 1952, and the terminal was dedicated in 1961. The airfield was named for Merrill C. Meigs.
Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley forced the closing of Meigs in 2003 by ordering the overnight bulldozing of its runway without notice, in violation of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
1961. The airfield was named for Merrill C. Meigs. Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley forced the closing of Meigs in 2003 by ordering the overnight bulldozing...
Meigs may refer to: Meigs (surname) Meigs, Georgia Meigs, Ohio Meigs County, Ohio Meigs Township, Adams County, Ohio Meigs Township, Muskingum County,...
site of the Century of Progress world's fair and later MeigsField airport and, since MeigsField's closure, has been a recreational area part of Chicago's...
which were mostly used to connect Springfield, Illinois, with Chicago's MeigsField. The HS 748 was the largest aircraft to use the lakefront airport on...
filmed his cameo appearance for the film over the course of one day at MeigsField. For the film within a film, Angels with Filthy Souls (the title of which...
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Mount Meigs Auxiliary Field is a former facility of the United States Army Air Forces located in Montgomery, Alabama. Constructed after 1941 as an auxiliary...
creating incentives for sustainable development, as well as closing MeigsField in the middle of the night and destroying the runways. After successfully...
Flight Simulator 2004 is also the last version to include and feature MeigsField as its default airport. The airport was closed on March 30, 2003, and...
Chicago. It is the home of the Adler Planetarium, the former site of MeigsField, and the current site of the temporary concert venue Huntington Bank...
major focus city for Southwest Airlines. Chicago had a third airport, MeigsField, until it was demolished in 2003. There are several other smaller commercial...
allowed the environment throughout the world to be true to its surroundings. A Cessna C172SP Skyhawk above the default MeigsField Airport in Chicago....
between Pinckneyville and Tamaroa, IL. The flight originated at Chicago's MeigsField and had stopped at Springfield, Illinois. The left generator had failed...
Sports. Retrieved September 28, 2013. Joravsky, Ben (August 1, 2013). "MeigsField II—the City Council Very Quietly Passes Mayor Rahm's DePaul Basketball...
Michigan, Burnham Harbor, Soldier Field, and the Chicago skyline. The venue lies on the former site of MeigsField. On March 30, 2003, Mayor Richard M...
States. The crew had been authorized to carry out a display at Chicago's MeigsField airport; the captain had elected to carry out an unauthorized display...
fair site is now home to Northerly Island park (since the closing of MeigsField) and McCormick Place. The Balbo Monument, given to Chicago by Benito...
red scare of the early 1950s, Meigs was prominent among those listed as security risks by Senator Joseph McCarthy. Meigs published dozens of articles and...
2015. Retrieved April 22, 2011. "MeigsField – Terrorism Response Plans – An Expert Speaks" (PDF). Friends of MeigsField. Archived (PDF) from the original...
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