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Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport (ICAO: KCGX) /mɛgz/ was a single-runway airport in Chicago that was in operation from December 1948 until March 2003 on Northerly Island, an artificial peninsula on Lake Michigan. The airport sat adjacent to downtown Chicago, the second-largest business district in North America. Meigs Field airport was opened on December 10, 1948, and, by 1955, 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.

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  • Meigs Field (de)
  • Aéroport de Meigs Field (fr)
  • Aeroporto di Meigs Field (it)
  • Meigs Field (en)
  • メイグスフィールド空港 (ja)
  • Port lotniczy Meigs Field (pl)
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  • L’aéroport de Meigs Field, en forme longue aéroport de Merrill C. Meigs Field, en anglais Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport (IATA : CGX, OACI : KCGX) est un ancien aéroport américain disposant d'une seule piste construit sur la presqu'île artificielle de Northerly Island dans le secteur de Near South Side à Chicago, dans l'État de l'Illinois. Cette presqu'île a été construite initialement pour accueillir l'Exposition universelle de 1933 (Century of Progress International Exposition en anglais). (fr)
  • Airport Field Merrill C. Meigs to lotnisko istniejące w latach (1948–2003) w Chicago, USA przy brzegu jeziora Michigan. Kody lotniska: (IATA: CGX, ICAO: KCGX) Zbudowane na wyspie Northerly (półwysep utworzony sztucznie w 1933–1934), posiadało jeden pas startowy. Port lotniczy został otwarty 10 grudnia 1948, a w 1952 zbudowano wieże kontroli lotów. W pełni ukończony i oddany do użytku w 1961. Lotnisko nazwane od Merrill C. Meigs, wydawcy Chicago Herald i Examiner znawcy i propagatora lotnictwa. W Chicago znajdują się też inne lotniska jak Midway iO’Hare. (pl)
  • メリルC.メイグスフィールド空港(Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport、ICAO:KCGX)は、1948年12月から2003年3月まで運用されていたシカゴの空港である。ミシガン湖の人工島であるに位置する。1948年12月10日に開港したが、2003年に閉鎖解体され、現在は公園となっている。 (ja)
  • L'Aeroporto di Meigs Field (IATA: CGX, ICAO: KCGX) è stato un aeroporto civile attivo dal 1948 fino al 2003 situato a 3 km dalla città di Chicago ed intitolato alla memoria del pilota Merrill C. Meigs. È noto per essere stato l'aeroporto di default dei simulatori di volo Microsoft Flight Simulator. (it)
  • Das Meigs Field (früher: IATA: CGX, ICAO: KCGX), welches mit vollem Namen Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport heißt, war ein Flughafen auf der Halbinsel Northerly Island im Michigansee vor Chicago. Anlässlich der Weltausstellung von 1933 (Century of Progress International Exposition) wurde die Insel Northerly Island im Michigansee vor Chicago aufgeschüttet. Am 10. Dezember 1948 wurde auf der Insel der Flugplatz eröffnet. Bereits 1955 war er unter den Flughäfen mit nur einer Start- und Landebahn der meistfrequentierte. 1952 wurde der letzte Tower und 1961 das Terminal gebaut. Den Namen erhielt der Flugplatz von , dem Verleger des . (de)
  • Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport (ICAO: KCGX) /mɛgz/ was a single-runway airport in Chicago that was in operation from December 1948 until March 2003 on Northerly Island, an artificial peninsula on Lake Michigan. The airport sat adjacent to downtown Chicago, the second-largest business district in North America. Meigs Field airport was opened on December 10, 1948, and, by 1955, 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. (en)
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