Editing Midlothian, Texas (section)

== Transportation ==
Midlothian is located at the junction of [[U.S. Highway 67]] and [[U.S. Route 287 in Texas|U.S. Highway 287]]. The city's location provides easy access to an important ground transportation network consisting of interstate highways, U.S. highways, and state highways that connects Dallas, Fort Worth, the rest of the Metroplex, and the state.

In May 2015, [[Padera Lake]], located three miles northwest of Midlothian, was full from torrential rains. Water overflowing and cracks in an earthen dam gave rise to concerns that failure was imminent. If the dam failed, U.S. Route 287 could have been flooded with up to 15&nbsp;ft of water, and some severe flooding in the northward-flowing direction towards [[Joe Pool Lake]]. Relief efforts included pumping water from behind the dam, and disaster was averted.<ref>{{cite news|title=Engineers hopeful Padera Lake dam will hold|date=May 27, 2015|url=http://www.fox4news.com/news/engineers-hopeful-padera-lake-dam-will-hold}}- Retrieved 2018-12-17</ref>

=== MidWay Regional Airport ===
Located {{convert|3|mi|0}} east of Midlothian is [[MidWay Regional Airport]] (JWY). Jointly operated by the cities of Midlothian and Waxahachie, MidWay Regional Airport is a {{convert|320|acre|adj=on}} corporate and general-aviation airport. It is a full-service [[fixed-base operator]] offering maintenance, repair, rental, sales, servicing, flight planning, computerized weather, UNICOM, RCO, and AWOS. The airport opened in October 1992 to serve a rapidly growing area. An expansion project completed in January 2012 included a major terminal renovation.

=== Eagles Nest Estates Airport ===
Located four miles northeast of Midlothian is Eagles Nest Estates Airport (T56). The airport is in the Eagles Nest Estates Airport Community neighborhood; while it is privately owned by the Eagles Nest Property Association, it is still open to the public. It has no ATC and it relies on pilot-to-pilot communication. The airport opened up in February 1985 and not much else is known about the airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AirNav: T56 - Eagle's Nest Estates Airport |url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/T56 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www.airnav.com}}</ref>