Vol Southwest Airlines 1248

Le vol Southwest Airlines 1248 est un vol intérieur régulier reliant Baltimore, dans le Maryland, à Las Vegas, dans le Nevada, avec des escales prévues à Chicago et Salt Lake City. Le 8 décembre 2005, le Boeing 737-700 effectuant ce vol est sorti hors de la piste de l'aéroport international Midway de Chicago, lors d'un atterrissage en pleine tempête de neige, et s'est écrasé au milieu de la circulation automobile, causant la mort d'un garçon de six ans et blessant 9 autres personnes au sol ; on ne dénombre aucune victime et 7 blessés parmi les 103 occupants de l'appareil.

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Southwest Airlines Flight 1248

Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 was a scheduled passenger flight from Baltimore, Maryland, to Chicago, Illinois, continuing on to Salt Lake City, Utah, and then to Las Vegas, Nevada. On December 8, 2005, the Boeing 737-7H4 operating the flight slid off a runway at Midway Airport in Chicago while landing in a snowstorm and crashed into automobile traffic, killing a six-year-old boy. The aircraft involved was repaired and returned to service, and remains with Southwest to the present day as N286WN.

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Midway International Airport

Chicago Midway International Airport is a major commercial airport on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, located approximately 12 miles from the city's Loop business district, and divided between the city's Clearing and Garfield Ridge communities. Established in 1927, Midway served as Chicago's primary airport until the opening of O'Hare International Airport in 1944. Midway is the second-busiest airport in both the Chicago metropolitan area and the state of Illinois, serving 22,050,489 passengers in 2023. Midway is a base for Southwest Airlines, which carries over 90% of the passengers at the airport. The airport was named in honor of the Battle of Midway. The defunct Midway Airlines, once headquartered at Midway, took its name from the airport. The airfield is located in a square mile bounded by 55th and 63rd Streets, Central and Cicero Avenues. The terminal complex was completed in 2001. The terminal bridges Cicero Avenue and contains 43 gates with facilities for international passengers. The CTA rapid transit Orange Line provides transit to Downtown Chicago, where it connects with other subway/elevated rapid transit lines.

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Clearing, Chicago

Clearing, one of the 77 semi-official community areas, is located on the southwest side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. The southern portion of Chicago Midway International Airport is located within this community area.

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Kennedy High School

John F. Kennedy High School is a public four-year high school located in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Operated by Chicago Public Schools, Kennedy opened in 1963. The school is named in honor of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. Kennedy is an Advancement Via Individual Determination school. Since 2000, Kennedy has been a part of the International Baccalaureate Program.

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Central Stickney, Illinois

Central Stickney is an unincorporated community in Stickney Township, Cook County, Illinois, a half mile north of Midway International Airport. It consists of the areas around Central Avenue, between I-55 to the north and 51st Street, its southern boundary; east of Central, the northern boundary is roughly drawn between 47th and 48th Streets. It is bordered by the village of Forest View to the north and the Chicago community of Garfield Ridge to the south and east. The area consists of a residential neighborhood of approximately 150 acres to the east of Central Avenue and a business park to the west, as well as several small businesses along Central. It is served by the Central Stickney Fire Protection District and the Central Stickney Park District. Central Stickney has been trying to incorporate for many years, but faces possible annexation to the City of Chicago.

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Cet accident s'est produit exactement 33 ans après qu'un autre 737, assurant le vol United Airlines 553, s'est écrasé durant l'approche finale à l'aéroport international Midway, faisant 45 victimes. Il s'agit également du premier accident mortel impliquant un appareil de Southwest Airlines, depuis sa création en 1967.