COMPATIBILE WITH SIM UPDATE 14 (as of Jan 2024)
-fixed BGL filename so as not to cause CTD with other chicago area scenery packages such as Dzerzwiecki Chicago etc
-Increased FPS, added details around Parking and Ramps to add to realism .
-Fixed errors in taxiway directions from ATC
Chicago Midway airport is the second largest airport serving the Chicago area, in the state of illinois, USA. Originally named Chicago Air Park, it was originally built in 1923. In July 1949, the airport was renamed after the battle of Midway. Midway airport covers one square mile ( one whole city block) and has five runways.
Midway is tightly surrounded by buildings and other mainly residential development, so the landing thresholds of the runways are displaced to provide obstacle clearance. Because of the displaced landing thresholds, the runways have shorter distances available for landings than for takeoffs.
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Default MSFS 2020 only showed this as a very drab, generic airport, even though this is the second busiest airport in Chicago, and is great fun to fly out of and land into, because it is locked into residential areas on all 4 sides. It requires a precision approach, and also approach from the east or northeast can take you over the city of Chicago's beautiful downtown.
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Main features :
1. Properly named and numbered Terminals and Gates.
2. Hand created aprons / taxiways, runway textures, with textures specially matched to actual photographs of the airport. new , properly scaled control tower and also, the boundary wall around the airport has been added in.
3. The roads around the airport and the city blocks have also added , moving buses and cars, and lighting to re-create what it feels like to come in to land and to take off from this airport , locked in between dense city blocks.
4. New night lighting for all terminal amd apron buildings; atmospheric and true to real life.
5. Added accurate night lighting for taxiway edges and paths / centerlines .
6. All taxiways have their original names, as in real life.
7. All the buildings , parking areas that are a part of the airport or around the periphery are recreated with incredible, time-staking detail, with working street lamps, parking areas, parking gates, airport vehicles, airport service roads, trees, cars, boundary fences/ walls/ gates.
8. AIRPORT RUNWAY DIAGRAM for KMDW included, so you can Taxi around the airport more easily.
9. Incredibly small file size, since this uses all stock, default SDK library objects for the redesign of KMDW. (No new 3d objects that take up precious HDD space)
11. Works perfectly in VR.
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INSTALLATION :
Drop the 'CHICAGO-MIDWAY' folder (found inside the ZIP folder) into your MSFS2020 Community folder. Thats it!
I spent a huge number of days and weeks on perfecting this airport as much as i could, to the quality level of the bigger studios ; and if you like it, i would greatly appreciate you donating $9 to my paypal account. If you feel that is too much, any amount will be much appreciated:
paypal link (to copy and paste) :
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/settings?flow=cmV0dXJuVXJsPS9teWFjY291bnQvdHJhbnNmZXIvaG9tZXBhZ2UvcmVxdWVzdCZjYW5jZWxVcmw9L215YWNjb3VudC90cmFuc2Zlci9ob21lcGFnZS9yZXF1ZXN0
Thank you !
Adnan Arif / ARIF STUDIOS
[email protected]
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kingnothing75 author
11 months ago
dexspeed
thank you
mickster04
When you change the base BGL filename, lmk I can't use this airport because it crashes as newelld and trustdesa said
museeboy
11 months ago
Joaquin24
Very detailed airport
Trustdesa
You use MODELIB.BGL which causes crashes as soon as another developer does not read the recommendation and does the same 😊 so Newelld comment is relevant. Just a search on YouTube MSFS SCENERY MISTAKE TO AVOID or just google the name of the file you will find lots of info. Will subscribe in case you decide to fix this.
kingnothing75 author
11 months ago
newelld
Getting CTD in SU9 - any chance for an update? 😊
kingnothing75 author
I am not having a CTD and i have it installed with SU9. But if you have any Drzewieki chicago mods or airports, it may cause the CTD. Sorry, no work around to that, unfortunately.
2 years ago
AlphaHotel
Nice work!
Just adding in the perimeter fence adds a great deal of realism to what it feels like to operate there (feels like you're trying to land on a postage stamp...) The terminal is a vast improvement over default, and all the other buildings look good too. Very enjoyable scenery to use! Thanks!
Sonosusto
This is great. A nice option from KCGX or KORD for small little charters etc.
Only issue is the Chicago area is very heavy on FPS when you have the DD scenery unfortunately. Not your fault at all.
Its also default asobo issues in large cities. Especially around KJFK, too.
Anyway. Nice work here!
kingnothing75 author
Thanks!
2 years ago
OltcitRoom
Thanks for helping the community, might wanna take a look at the taxiway points in sdk ,ATC gave me the taxi clearance from gate b16 to rwy 31C via T1, T E1 cross Rwy 31R continue on E1 but than cross 31C to F. Maybe an holding point missing on E1 taxi way by Rwy 31C?
kingnothing75 author
Thanks for pointing that out. Will have a look at this taxiway section
2 years ago
skybirds1011
Looks good. The guy with purple shirt needs clothes or something. Kind of freaked me out, lol.
kingnothing75 author
Hmmm, ive gotta remember where i put that guy and get some clothes on him or have security remove him off the property!
2 years ago
foxquakes
Letting you know that with Gatwick and Chicago Midway installed, the apron textures turn pink at Midway. Not sure which scenery is at fault for that.
EDIT: Gatwick also messes up Kuwait so Gatwick is probably at fault.
mkvy
Just to let you know, i'm not getting any pink apron textures with KMDW and EGKK installed. Are you using addon linker?
https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/3400/images/322/322-1627930319-2018468070.jpeg
3 years ago
kingnothing75
This add-on is compatible with Sim Update 5. I have it installed in my community folder and it works great. BUT, it is not compatible with Drzwiecki Design Chicago, for some reason. (Maybe it is not optimized for Sim ypdate 5). I think that add-on messes around with settings for Chicago suburbs / KMDW also. I removed/ uninstalled that from my sim and it works fine with this KMDW add-on.
Noodles9
Same results.
3 years ago
yufuru
This MOD is rejected (NOT INSTALLED) by SIM 5 (Ver. 1.18.14.0). Look forward to having fixed version soon. BR,
kingnothing75 author
This add-on is compatible with Sim Update 5. I have it installed in my community folder and it works great. BUT, it is not compatible with Drzwiecki Design Chicago, for some reason. I think that add-on messes around with settings for Chicago suburbs also. I removed/ uninstalled that from my sim and it works fine with this KMDW add-on.
3 years ago