Midway Airport just doesn’t get the love it deserves. Whenever there’s discussion of plane spotting in Chicago, it’s always assumed that O’Hare is the venue, and that’s just not right. Sure, as a dedicated Southwest Airlines A-Lister, Midway is the one-and-only Chicago airport that’s deserving of my regular (and frequent) business. But setting loyalties aside for a moment, the spotting at Midway is quite simply excellent for any and all, even the hard-to-please “legacy lovers” who stalk United and American at ORD.

Why? Well, the opportunity for incredible photos like the one above should be enough, but if you aren’t convinced, read further’¦

Giordano’s deep dish pizza. A slice of heaven 100 feet from MDW – Photo: James (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Come for the pizza, stay for the plane spotting
I love plane spotting. I also love Chicago’s iconic deep dish pizza, sometimes referred to as “stuffed pizza.” Put them together and we’re in AvGeek heaven! Situated on the southeast corner of MDW, literally across the street from the airport fence and 100 feet from the landing lights for Runway 31C, is Giordano’s Pizza.

If you aren’t familiar with “Chicago-style” deep dish, east-coasters like to describe it as “pizza casserole.” And while this description is pejorative, it seems fitting…