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	Meigs Field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport (IATA: CGX, ICAO: KCGX), was a single strip airport built on Northerly Island, the man-made island originally created to house the 1933-1934 Century of Progress in Chicago, Illinois.
		The runway at Meigs Field was nearly 3,900 feet (1,200 m) long and 150 feet (46 m) wide.
		The required notice was not given to the Federal Aviation Administration or the owners of airplanes tied down at the field, and as a result sixteen planes were left stranded at an airport with no operating runway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meigs_Field (841 words)

	Meigs Field Plan Hearings Petition
		Meigs Field serves the entire public by contributing to the airport capacity of the region, providing life-saving medical and rescue flights, allowing access to Chicago’s business district, and providing education and recreation to Chicago youth.
		The Friends of Meigs Field, a non-profit volunteer organization, has developed a plan, “Parks and Planes: A Vision for Meigs Field and Northerly Island” that proposes the creation of Bessie Coleman Park, a combination park and airport at Meigs’ location, funded with federal airport revenues, and creating a unique and exciting public attraction.
		The Meigs Field Plan Hearings Petition to The Chicago City Council, The Illinois State Legislature, and The Chicago Park District was created by and written by Steven Whitney of the Friends of Meigs Field.
	www.petitiononline.com /MEIGSPLN (349 words)

	Meigs Field Closure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When Friends of Meigs representatives tried to visit the airport to talk to officials about the situation, they were turned away from the area by armed police.
		The Friends of Meigs Field have repeatedly pointed out that-not only does Meigs Field regularly handle medevac flights and air-sea rescue operations for the lakefront and downtown high rises-it also is the facility responsible for control of all air traffic over downtown Chicago.
		A risk the mayor claimed was so imminent that it the field had to be destroyed in the middle of the night under police guard.
	sonoragraphics.com /liberty_essays/meigs.html (1112 words)

	dib20305 Aviation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Friends of Meigs Field is a 6,000 member organization, which is at the forefront of efforts to save the airport.
		The TAI Convention of 1994 was held a short distance from Meigs Field and Rapier thought it would be fun to offer the children a bird's eye view of Chicago's dramatic skyline and lakefront.
		One might argue that the closing of Meigs Field represents a real loss to the entire City of Chicago, especially the young people who may never experience a flight or the joy of taking off and landing along Chicago's beautiful lakefront.
	www.diversityinbusiness.com /dib20305_Av_Meigs.html (2027 words)

	Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Illinois, Southern Chicago area
		The field was said to have 2 sod runways, with the longest being the 1,600' east/west strip.
		It depicted the field as having a primary east/west runway and a shorter north/south runway.
		The field was said to have 4 sod runways, with the longest being the 2,000' east/west strip.
	www.airfields-freeman.com /IL/Airfields_IL_Chicago_S.htm (4427 words)

	Daley defends closing of Meigs Field \| Crain's Chicago Business
		As critics accused him of employing "storm-trooper tactics," Mayor Richard M. Daley Monday strongly defended his decision to demolish Meigs Field's only runway in the middle of the night, saying the lakefront facility posed a severe threat to the city's security.
		Early this morning, there were reports of several caravans of heavy construction equipment going into Meigs Field, in some cases escorted by police.
		If those planes are unable to take off from Meigs Field's using the adjacent taxiway — which some aviation sources say would be hazardous — the planes will be hauled away by truck, Mr.
	www.chicagobusiness.com /cgi-bin/news.pl?id=8384 (1081 words)

	Meigs News
		Meigs supporters will recall that Rep. Jackson has already endorsed the "Parks and Planes" proposal of the Friends of Meigs Field, to reopen Meigs as a combination park/airport/air museum.
		The CFD Air-Sea Rescue Squad was based at Meigs Field for over 40 years, before being wakened to move 9 miles south along the lakefront in the dead of night on 3/31/06.
		The Meigs shoreline is in "terrible" shape, the result of years of neglect by the City, and an intentional failure to accept Army Corps of Engineers funding to protect Meigs' runway.
	64.143.36.15 /html/news/news_curr.html (7220 words)

	Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Illinois: Central Chicago area
		Meigs Field, as depicted on the November 1971 Chicago Sectional Chart.
		Meigs was given a new lease on life when in reopened in February of 1997.
		It depicted the field as having a 2,800' unpaved runway.
	www.airfields-freeman.com /IL/Airfields_IL_Chicago_C.htm (3775 words)

	NBAA BAAAP > Merrill C. Meigs Field (CGX), Chicago, IL
		Despite years of efforts to preserve Chicago's Merrill C. Meigs Field (CGX) by NBAA and other organizations such as the Friends of Meigs, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's mandate to replace Meigs with a park came closer to fruition last week as demolition of the airport resumed.
		Since that time, the Friends of Meigs Field and several other plaintiffs sued the City of Chicago, the Chicago Park District and Mayor Daley and were granted temporary restraining orders, the second of which was dissolved by an appeals court on May 30.
		The Friends of Meigs also attempted to influence the Illinois legislature in a session at the end of May by attaching an amendment to reopen Meigs to a bill concerning O’Hare International Airport, but ultimately did not succeed.
	web.nbaa.org /public/ops/airports/cgx (659 words)

	Meigs Field (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Meigs Field proudly graces the Chicago lakefront and serves as a reminder that this is the City That Works.
		Let's not forget that it's located at 42 degrees north latitude and is pretty darned cold for at least half of the year.
		While it's easy to despise the big shots who use Meigs, let us not forget that these are the same guys that decide where they'll do business and hold conventions.
	www.associatedair.com /mike/flying/meigs.htm (106 words)

	FlightSim.Com NOTAMS
		The Friends of Meigs Field also presented materials documenting a wide variety of organizations that have been galvanized into action by the City's precipitous and illegal closure of the airport.
		The other aircraft referenced was south of Meigs Field, proceeding northbound at the same altitude, approaching Meigs' airspace, but not yet in radio contact with the control tower.
		The Meigs Field tower controllers are responsible for traffic in the busy lakefront "flyway" as well as arrivals and departures from Meigs Field itself.
	www.flightsim.com /cgi/kds?$=main/notams03/meig0404a.htm (1194 words)

	Alabama Aviator - Alabama Airports - Flight Schools in Alabama and Aircraft Rentals - News
		WBBM's Bob Roberts reports the Coalition is a distinct organization from the Friends of Meigs Field, the non-profit coalition of pilots and friends of private aviation who sought to keep the airport open throughout the 1990s.
		Comparable in size to Meigs, she said it now has scheduled service to and from 26 cities and hosts 1.7 million passengers a year, in addition to private aircraft.
		The Meigs Action Coalition is already talking with those ready to challenge the status quo at City Hall, and has begun asking potential candidates for alderman and mayor whether they would support its reconstruction, using a plan that would incorporate park space and an aviation museum into a rebuilt airport.
	www.alabamaaviator.com /news.asp?record_no=6455 (454 words)

	Inside Publications - Is outlook for Meigs Field brightening?; INSIDE Newspaper Serving Chicago's North Side ...
		In the event of a terrorist attack on Chicago, he said Meigs would be an “invaluable asset” for medical evacuation and the arrival of emergency personnel.
		Meigs is one of the Chicago treasures that began in the Depression years as a part of the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
		According to Friends of Meigs news releases, in his ongoing efforts to shut Meigs, the mayor has seen that increased fees for the use of Meigs have been imposed on the flyers who use the facility.
	www.insideonline.com /site/epage/3368_162.htm (1120 words)

	FS Free Press - Meigs Field Closure
		Since the inception of Flight Simulator, Meigs Field has been the airport where millions of virtual flyers have learned to fly.
		Chicago, IL – The City of Chicago today used surprise and shock tactics to start demolishing Meigs Field, the world-renowned airport serving downtown, ripping up runway without notice in the dark of night under police guard.
		The Friends of Meigs Field have repeatedly pointed out that—not only does Meigs Field regularly handle medevac flights and air-sea rescue operations for the lakefront and downtown high rises—it also is the facility responsible for control of all air traffic over downtown Chicago.
	www.abacuspub.com /freepress/meigs.htm (986 words)

	AIN Online December 2001: Fickle politics determine Meigs’ fate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Meigs supporters were preparing to respond to a request by the Radiological Society of North America to close the airport during its conference on November 25 to 30 at nearby McCormick Place.
		Meigs Field’s Class D airspace had been in effect from 0600 to 2200, with Class G at other times.
		Meigs advocates coordinated mail and petitions at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., in July, and a substantial drive took place on October 26.
	www.ainonline.com /issues/12_01/12_01_ficklepoliticspg4.html (918 words)

	Keep Meigs Field Open Petition
		There are hundreds of thousands of pilots within the USA whose very heart and soul was attacked with the closing of Meigs Field in Chicago.
		Finally, the closing of Meigs creates a greater security threat to Chicago than it was prior to its being left open for operations.
		The control tower at Meigs field was the only method to track and monitor general aviation traffic along the lakefront.
	www.petitiononline.com /meigs/petition.html (562 words)

	Eric Zorn
		Seven years ago, when Meigs was padlocked as part of some gambit in the Chicago-Springfield chess match, I proposed a compromise use of the land: turn the runways into fairways and build a 3,500-yard, 9-hole golf course on the site.
		And he ordered the demolition done under cover of night in order to be sure that the Friends of Meigs Field and others who want to keep the airport open wouldn't have the effrontery, the brass, the gall to take advantage of our society's dispute-resolution mechanism and go to court to try to block it.
		Rachel Goodstein, president of the Friends of Meigs Field, said late Monday that her group and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association are exploring possible legal action to undo Daley's destruction.
	www.rockfordtransportation.org /news/20030401ChicagoTribuneMeigs.htm (664 words)

	Meigs Action Coalition
		The Meigs Action Coalition--a coalition of business and aviation groups encompassing over 500,000 individual members and 24,000 corporations--was founded in 2001, dedicated to preserving and improving Chicago's downtown business airport, Meigs Field.
		Despite the illegal midnight destruction of Meigs Field on March 30, 2003, MAC continues its efforts to reopen, preserve and improve this important part of the regions air transportation infrastructure.
		On March 30, 2005, the Meigs Action Coalition held its 2nd commemoration event marking the anniversary of the midnight demolition of Meigs Field.
	www.meigsaction.net (402 words)

	Meigs Field Gone Without Warning (Chicago Sun-Times)
		In a stunning move decried by critics as "the epitome of arrogance," Mayor Daley closed down Meigs Field by tearing up its only runway--without warning pilots, air traffic controllers or many of his political allies.
		A top FAA official in Chicago was notified of Meigs' closing after being awakened by a 2 a.m.
		Meigs handled 32,050 flights last year, down from 61,129 in 1990, records show.
	www.jessejacksonjr.org /issues/i040103665.html (973 words)

	Friends of Meigs Field: Main Page
		Despite popular opinion, editorial support from the major media outlets (see Editorials by both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times), and compelling evidence that Meigs is an asset to the City of Chicago, on Wednesday, September 11, the Chicago City Council voted thumbs down on the future of Meigs Field.
		This spring, the Friends of Meigs Field, in order to generate creative ideas for the reinvention of Meigs Field, called upon Chicago-area youngsters to submit their ideas for ways to share Meigs Field's gift of aviation with all of Chicago.
		Meigs is a single-runway general aviation airport built on landfill in Lake Michigan.
	members.aol.com /FrOMeigs/mainpage.html (2185 words)

	Meigs Field
		If you have ever played Microsoft’s Flight Simulator then you know what Meigs field is. If not, it is a awesome little airport right in downtown Chicago on Lake Michigan.
		There will be a hearing on April 16th to determine the fate on Meigs Field.
		Meigs field has an amazing sentimental value to the pilots of the world and in return brings great economical benefits to your city.
	www.angelfire.com /pro/pilotjeff2/meigs_field.htm (353 words)

	AIN Online April 2002: Chicago Meigs Airport deal not yet set in stone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Meigs became part of the mix as a compromise between Chicago mayor Richard Daley (D), who wants to close the lakefront facility and turn it into a park, and Illinois Gov. George Ryan (R), who sides with GA and business leaders who want to keep it open.
		Daley said that a federal imprimatur is needed for the agreement because, in the 10 to 15 years that he estimated for completion, it could be stopped by future governors.
		While the issue of Meigs gets lost in the mainstream press, Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) reminded the subcommittee that “a stellar piece of the bill was Meigs Field,” which he described as an important issue for general aviation.
	www.ainonline.com /issues/04_02/04_02_chicagomeigspg40.html (864 words)

	Meigs Field For FS-2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		As night fell, and March 30, 2003 turned into March 31, the Mayor of Chicago took advantage of the cover of darkness to have heavy equipment move into Meigs Field and carve large X's into the runway, thereby rendering the airport unusable.
		Meigs Field has been the default airport in Flight Simulator sinse it was first released in 1978, and has won a special place in the hearts of flight simulator enthusiasts around the world.
		We join in our regret that the airport was closed, as well as the manner in which it was done.
	flightsim.andyjohnston.net /meigs.html (106 words)

	City Shuts Down Meigs; Critics Cry Foul - News
		Rachel Goodstein, spokeswoman of "Friends of Meigs Field," said her group was given no notice and, as far as she knew, no notice was given to aviation authorities.
		Goodstein went on to argue that Meigs Field is an asset to the city and its security.
		The Friends of Meigs Field was looking at its options of what to do, he said.
	www.nbc5.com /news/2074935/detail.html (692 words)

	The Aviation Forum - Article - A Stormy Day at Meigs
		Yesterday I ate lunch with a cousin of mine who lives downtown, and his apartment happens to have a spectacular view of the world-renowned Meigs Field, in full swing since it was no longer going to be closed.
		These pilots may have been VFR only, but they were determined not to let nature ruin their afternoon, so they kept going at almost the rate they were at before.
		I really wish I had been listening to Meigs tower at that point, because it was then that I saw three airplanes fighting earnestly to get to the ground.
	www.aviationforum.org /articles/stormy_meigs.shtml (655 words)

	CPL- Timeline 2003 Meigs Field Closes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Meigs Field closed after an extended dispute between the City of Chicago and other parties after the airport's 50-year lease expired in 1996.
		Meigs Field was constructed in 1946 on Northerly Island, the site of the 1933 Century of Progress.
		Northerly Island was originally set aside for public recreational use as part of Burnham's Plan of Chicago.
	www.chipublib.org /004chicago/timeline/meigs.html (106 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Meigs Field Leaves Behind Polluted Park
		In the middle of the night, Meigs Field was destroyed in a surprise move by the city.
		Today Meigs Field is Northerly Island, an undeveloped 75-acre grassy area open to anyone.
		One night in 2003, Meigs Field was destroyed in a surprise move by the city.
	cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_325224011.html (759 words)

	Airliners.net Civil Aviation: Meigs Field Current Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The entire field is grass with a few paved trails that circle the former airport.
		Wonder if Meigs would have had the same fate if it had belonged to the state or if it was in private hands.
		I know that Meigs is a very caustic issue for many of you: he won and you lost and there isn't sh*t you can do about it.
	www.airliners.net /discussions/general_aviation/read.main/3116467 (3023 words)

	Meigs Field closed~~Crews dig up runway in middle of the night
		The mayor today said his decision to close Meigs was based on security considerations even though there have been no specific threats, and as recently as ten days ago, he said there were no plans to close Meigs.
		The group Friends of Meigs and other general aviation pilots are infuriated by what they call the Mayor's storm trooper tactics in destroying what they believe is an irreplaceable asset.
		Meigs is not for jumbo jets or commercial airliners for the most part...it's a place where private planes fly in and out of.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/881377/posts (4349 words)

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