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Midway Airport

Midway Airport, Chicago

Midway Airport is an impressive sight from the air - an airport on a square mile in an urban area. This is a good photo of it. I thought it was worth a nomination. The photo appears in the Chicago Midway International Airport article and was created by User:Sgiard.

Nominate. - Adz 13:32, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
~~Comment~~ Oppose. This photo is way too small to be a featured picture. Perhaps you could contact the user who uploaded this and ask for a larger photo. That aside, I don't think it illustrates what its supposed to illustrate. From what I see, the structure resembles a football field (albeit a rather distorted one), and the image fails to clearly show that this is actually an airport. There aren't even any airplanes. Lord ^ViD 15:44, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Of course there are planes. There are always at Midway, it's a busy little square mile. Oppose, of course, due to the small resolution. Phoenix2 04:16, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. While I could be pursuaded to see this as an airport, the image has a low resolution and misses a clear description on the image description page. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:24, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Definitely too small. Enochlau 22:23, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose this version. I would considder supporting a larger version with a good comment on the image description page. Thryduulf 23:08, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Too small and rather unremarkable. Alr 02:54, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You find a square airport in the middle of an urban area unremarkable? - Mgm|^(talk) 09:41, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

How many major airports do you know of that are one mile squared and completely surrounded by urbania? Midway is a relic of the propeller age when aircraft required shorter runways and people weren't concerned about aircraft noise or accidents. Aviation enthusiasts consider it fairly special, if not remarkable - partly because nobody would dream of building an airport like it these days. There are very few airport of its type left. ... I'm obviously just a weird propeller head. Thanks for your comments. Sorry for wasting your time. -- Adz 10:12, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I'd say the subject of the picture is indeed pretty remarkable, unfortunately the pic is far too small to be featured. It has been said over and over on this page (which the casual reader might not know), a featured pic should be fit for printing and fullscreen display. --Dschwen 13:47, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'll know next time. -- Adz 20:59, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

( − ) Oppose Agree with Alr --Fir0002 07:48, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Too small, regardless of whether or not it's remarkable. Camerafiend 02:08, 14 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - too small. Flcelloguy (A note?) 16:44, 16 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Raven4x4x 04:14, 24 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]