The 10th longest route in the Southwest network from LaGuardia is the 725-mile, one-hour and 50-minute flight to Chicago Midway . Midway International Airport serves as one of Southwest's primary hubs ...

What are the oldest US airports still in operation? The first crewed lighter-than-air flight took place in 1783 in France, and during the Civil War, the Union Army even established the Balloon Corps.