University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Live webcam showing from the busy Midway International Airport.
Midway International Airport is a major airport located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is the second-largest airport in the Chicago metropolitan area, after O’Hare International Airport. Midway is a hub for Southwest Airlines, and serves many domestic and international destinations. The airport has four concourses and handles about 20 million passengers per year. It is located about 8 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, and is easily accessible by car or public transportation. Midway is known for its efficient layout and convenient location, and is a popular choice for travelers passing through Chicago.
Watch the camera for a minute and count what crosses the frame. The view sits low and close to the taxiway, so aircraft fill the shot as they pass. Continuous movement means a busy block; an empty stretch of concrete for minutes means a quiet one.
Midway is a Southwest Airlines hub, so it runs in departure and arrival banks rather than a single peak, building from early morning and staying heavy into the evening. Chicago weather reshuffles the schedule constantly, which is exactly why watching beats guessing.
A close view of the taxiway and the runway environment, with the grass strip and airport buildings behind. Southwest 737s dominate the frame, though business jets and other carriers pass through too. The camera is fixed rather than panning, so the framing stays the same.
Midway is the second-largest airport in the Chicago area after O’Hare, handling about 20 million passengers a year across four concourses. It sits roughly eight miles southwest of downtown Chicago on a compact site, which is part of why aircraft stay in shot on the camera.
Source: StreamTime Live