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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Meigs_FieldMeigs Field - Wikipedia

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   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.

2. www.nbcchicago.com › news › what-has-become-ofWhat has become of Chicago's Meigs Field – the lakefront ...

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   Jul 29, 2024 · Meigs Field - once the busiest single-runway airport in the U.S., was suddenly bulldozed in the middle of one night in 2003 - at Mayor Richard M. Daley's direction.

3. chicago.suntimes.com › 2023/3/31 › 23662485How a Chicago airport was erased from the map 20 years ago

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   Mar 31, 2023 · When the sun came up over Chicago on March 31, 2003, it shone down on six large Xs that were bulldozed overnight into the runway of a small downtown lakefront airport.

4. jalopnik.com › chicagos-former-mayor-onceChicago's Mayor Once Destroyed An Airport In The Cover Of Night

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   Apr 14, 2022 · Mayor Byrne accepted that the airport was there to stay, but Chicago’s 54th mayor, Richard M. Daley, did not. In 1994, Mayor Daley announced plans to convert the airport into a park.

5. www.smithsonianmag.com › air-space-magazine › dayThe Day They Shut Down Meigs Field | Smithsonian

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   Meigs Field, the downtown Chicago landmark and default airport of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator video game series, shut down without warning and, according to airport supporters, illegally.

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6. simpleflying.com › chicago-meigs-fieldWhat Happened To Chicago's Meigs Field? - Simple Flying

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   Sep 2, 2020 · In 2019, the old airport site generated US$55,000 for Chicago City, mostly via its use as a concert venue and through concessions. When Meigs operated as an airport, it pumped hundreds of millions into the City's coffers each year. From airport to parkland, what the old Meigs Field looks like today.

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   What happened to Chicago's airport?

   • Some stories of Chicago's history aren't widely known, while others you may have heard before - like what happened to the former Merril C. Meigs Field. It's a moment in time the aviation industry still remembers. In the overnight hours of March 31, 2003, Mayor Richard M. Daley ordered the lakefront airport to be destroyed.

   What has become of Chicago's Meigs Field - the lakefront airport

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   What happened to Chicago's 3rd airport?

   • Twenty years ago, Mayor Richard M. Daley shut down Chicago’s third airport — Merrill C. Meigs Field. A wrecking crew used bulldozers to carve giant X’s into the airstrip late on March 30, 2003.

   Vintage Chicago Tribune: Meigs Field — shut 20 years ago by Mayor Da…

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   Why did Daley shut down Chicago's 3rd airport?

   • Twenty years ago, Mayor Richard M. Daley shut down Chicago’s third airport — Merrill C. Meigs Field.A wrecking crew used bulldozers to carve giant X’s into the airstrip late on March 30, 2003. The next day — with the runway rendered useless to aircraft — Daley told reporters he was trying to reduce any airborne […]

   Vintage Chicago Tribune: Meigs Field — shut 20 years ago by Mayor Da…

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   When was Merrill C Meigs Field Airport razed?

   • 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.

   Meigs Field - Wikipedia

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   Why did Daley close Meigs airport?

   • The idea to close Meigs was first floated in the ’70s because the airport was losing money, according to Sun-Times reporting. Daley’s tactic of closing Meigs came as a shock to even close City Hall observers, but his desire to shut the airport was widely known.

   How a Chicago airport was erased from the map 20 years ago

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   Did a bulldozer destroy the runway at Meigs Field?

   • Two decades ago, bulldozers sent by Mayor Richard M. Daley destroyed the runway at Meigs Field. The move was seen then and now as an example of mayoral overreach. Meigs Field on the morning of March 31, 2003. Overnight, bulldozers gouged six Xs into the runway of the downtown airport that had been on Northerly Island for nearly 50 years.

   How a Chicago airport was erased from the map 20 years ago

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8. www.chicagotribune.com › 2023/03/30 › vintageVintage Chicago Tribune: Meigs Field — shut 20 years ago by ...

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   Mar 31, 2023 · Working overnight, construction crews used backhoes to tear up large sections of the runway at Meigs Field on March 31, 2003. This effectively shut down the lakefront airport since no traffic...