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Chicago Midway Airport is located about 17km from downtown Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. Chicago's original airport, it was previously known as Chicago Municipal Airport and is easily accessible from both Interstate 55 and Interstate 90. A range of low-cost carriers serve the airport, including Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines and AirTran Airways. Included among the United States top 30 busiest airports, it serves more than 17 million passengers each year. This is eclipsed by the traffic for Chicago's other airport, Chicago O'Hare International, which processes more than 66 million passengers annually.
About Chicago
Famous for its deep-dish pizzas, nickname (Windy City), and its status as the original home of U.S. president Barack Obama, Chicago is a city of many facets. The largest city in the Midwest and the capital of Illinois, it has about 2.7 million inhabitants. With the nation's tallest skyline, crammed with steely skyscrapers, Chicago will inspire you with its unassuming mastery of architecture and culture, its great food, and its mania for sports.