Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Midwest Express Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
222
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$197,682
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan · Sponsored by Midwest Express Inc. · Ohio · Transportation & Warehousing

$44M in assets, 222 participants

Midwest Express Inc.'s Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan reported $44M in total assets and 222 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,779 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan covers 222 participants in Ohio, about 29% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $44M.

#2,779
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+1.7%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$43,885,486 Top 16% higher than 84% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (222 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $753K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan reported participants fell from 242 in the plan year 2022 filing to 222 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $43M in the plan year 2022 filing to $44M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 510298133 · Midwest Express Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan · $44M · 222 · 84th

  • PART $44M
  • PART 222
  • PART 84th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Eagle Alliance Employee Pension Plan
  • PART ind #2779

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)$44M
Net Income$753K
Employer EIN510298133
Plan Effective Date2000-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Midwest Express Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Midwest Express Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$44M 1.5115745455933134% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$43M$43.5M$44M 202220232024 $43.1M $43.8M ▲ +1.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 242 $43M
2023 1 222 $44M
2024 1 212 $44M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.043885486 · Participants: 222Midwest Express Retirement Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Eagle Alliance Employee Pension Plan in VA ($44M); by covered participants it is Symrise Inc. Retirement Plan in NJ (222 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (222 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 1.7% during 2023, from $43M to $44M. Reported net income was $753K.
How have Midwest Express Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Midwest Express Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 1.5%, from $43M to $44M.
Where does Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Eagle Alliance Employee Pension Plan in VA ($44M, 55 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Midwest Express Retirement Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Symrise Inc. Retirement Plan in NJ (222 participants, $48M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 510298133.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.