Meigs Field?

[ihauntu2]

Actually you could land a Cessna 172 / Piper Cherokee sized plane on that flat field of grass to the left of that picture.

There have been rumors that a defiant group of pilots were to have attempted a stunt like that. I don't know what happened with them though.

[rct2wizard360]

There's a mediocre stage on that land now. Some other stuff too.

Though a concert on that thing would be hell. I think New Trier High School's Auditorium could seat more than that thing...

[newjedi]

Megis Field after 9/11 became a saftey threat to Downtown Chicago, As for Ohare not being an airport for small private planes... wow that is so totally not the case

Not at all to argue with you but I used to live right by O'hare and my parents still live there and I have never seen a small plane fly into O'hare. I will take your word for it though. And by small plane I am refering to the Cessna types not small Corp Jets---those I have seen.

[msoeagle]

^ What runway approach path do you live under? You probably live under the approach path for a bigger runway so you propably wont see small planes flying in.

[Aero737]

- GENERAL AVIATION RAMP AND FBO LOCATED AT THE NORTH EAST RAMP VICINITY OF 27R APPROACH

Thats from the official FAA Airport remarks. So there is a General Aviation ramp and flights do go there, I've observed one landing myself.

[msoeagle]

So SORRY to bring back an old topic, but I was at the sears tower yesterday and meigs is just grass as we all know. But the outline of the runway is still there. I took some pics with my camera phone which I will put up in a bit.

[mschulz5]

Hey guys, I haven't posted in a while, my house was struck by lightning and fried my computer, but I'm finally back.

Sorry to revive an old topic, but I saw Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals at Charter One Pavilion last night, which is the "mediocre stage" that sits on Northerly Island. I'm not gonna lie, I was impressed. I loved the view of the skyline, and the sound was good as well. I recommend taking in a concert there.

Also, the stage will be gone in 2009, as the island will be turned into a nature preserve.