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The April 1957 OAG shows 414 weekday fixed-wing departures from Midway: 83 [[American Airlines|American]], 83 [[United Airlines|United]], 56 [[Trans World Airlines|TWA]], 40 [[Capital Airlines (United States)|Capital]], 35 [[North Central Airlines|North Central]], 28 [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], 27 [[Eastern Air Lines|Eastern]], 22 [[Northwest Airlines|Northwest]], 19 [[Ozark Air Lines|Ozark]], 11 [[Braniff International Airways|Braniff]], 5 [[Trans-Canada Air Lines|Trans-Canada]], and 5 [[Lake Central Airlines|Lake Central]]. [[Air France]], [[Lufthansa]], and REAL (of Brazil) had a few flights per week.<ref>{{Citation |year=1957 |title=Official Airline Guide |publisher= American Aviation Publications |location=Washington DC }}</ref>
 
Unfortunately, Midway being surrounded by buildings on all sides meant that the airport was running out of room; its runways could not safely handle larger four-engine jetliners (the [[Boeing 707]] and [[Douglas DC-8]]) that appeared in 1959. Instead, every Chicago jet flight was directed to use O'Hare, which had opened to airlines in 1955. Lighter aircraft like [[Lockheed L-188 Electra]]s and [[Vickers Viscount]]s could have continued to fly out of Midway, but O'Hare's new terminal opened in 1962, allowing airlines to consolidate their flights. From July 1962 until United returned in July 1964, Midway's only scheduled airline was Chicago Helicopter. In August 1966, a total of four fixed-wing arrivals were scheduled, all United 727s (United was alone at Midway until early 1968).
 
===Post-O'Hare reconstruction (1963–1993)===
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