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Meigs Field - 10 Years Later
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the sudden overnight destruction of Meigs Field by former Mayor Richard M. Daley. The dramatic and perhaps illegal closure of the airfield stranded 16 aircraft and made the signature airport a thing of the past. Now it is called "Northerly Island," a rather decrepit grassland, instead of a beautiful park that Daley had envisioned or the airport that we all once knew. Today Friends of Meigs Field is performing a flyover of the former airport in… (www.chicagotribune.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Bitter, Tears... I'll never forget all those T/Goes on R18/36.... :(
I also have a soft spot for Meigs; and yes it was via a Microsoft Flight Simulator. It was one of the easiest airfields to land at. So I was appalled at the news that some half-witted imbicile of a mayor destroyed the airfield over-night. I live in Scotland and we had someone called Beeching who shut down about half of our rail network. Now the present railway companies are starting to re-instate the closed lines. Could Meigs be re-opened again. There must be plenty of money in Chicago to rebuild the facilities there and relay runway 36. With dunce Daley out of the way, there should be no opposition to restoring Meigs airfield to its former glory.
Ian Ward, Paisley, Scotland
Ian Ward, Paisley, Scotland
I enjoyed flying in from Kalamazoo. We shopped, visited museums, ate in the restaurants. Chicago slammed the door in our faces. Ok, fine. It is still difficult to accept that public officials can get away with crimes of this magnitude. Daly should have been relocated to the neighborhood of the former Illinois governors.
What a shame! That was one of, if not the, nicest urban airports in the USA. We still is it. Can it come back?
If I ever met Daley,I would slap him in the face as hard as I could... and GLADLY pay the fine!!!
I flew in and out of Meigs Field about 2 to 3 times a year from 1955 until the middle 1980s. I recall landing there one dark,cold,windy November evening and the next morning the news paper was reporting the loss of the Edmond Fitzgerald. I am glad Meigs was my last stop going north that night.