O'Hare International Airport (IATA:ORD, ICAO:KORD) is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. It is a major hub of United Airlines, its headquaters located in nearby Elk Grove Township, Illinois and the second-largest hub of American Airlines. It is operated by the Chicago City Department of Aviation, associated with an umbrella regional authority. The IATA airport code is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States and the largest inland city in the country, with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ... United Airlines Boeing 777 taking off at Schiphol, Amsterdam. ... Note: For the arenas named after this company, see American Airlines Arena (Miami, Florida), or American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas). ...

O'Hare rivals Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as the world's busiest airport: Currently, O'Hare leads Hartsfield in annual aircraft movements, and Hartsfield leads O'Hare in annual passenger throughput. Both airports serve primarily as hubs for cross-country connections, although O'Hare also has a strong international airline presence with flights to more than 60 foreign destinations. O’Hare International Airport was voted the Best Airport in North America for the year 2003 by readers of the U.S. Edition of Business Traveler Magazine, marking six years in a row O'Hare has earned that honor. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA:ATL, ICAO:KATL) is located in the Atlanta, Georgia, USA metropolitan area, and is one of two airports considered the busiest airport in the world. ... The cachet of being known as the worlds busiest airport is fiercely fought over by owners of the worlds largest airports. ...

O'Hare's high volume and crowded schedule can lead to cancellations and long delays that affect air travel across the United States. City management has committed to a $6 billion capital investment plan to revamp the airport's runway layout and add a new western terminal complex, increasing the airport's capacity and decreasing delays by an estimated 79 percent[1] (http://modernization.ohare.com/program.htm). In the meantime, the hub airlines have also recently agreed to modify their schedules to help reduce congestion caused by clustered arrivals and departures. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

History

The airport was constructed in 1942-43 as a manufacturing plant for Douglas C-54s during World War II. The site was chosen for its proximity to the city and transportation. The two million square-foot (180,000 m²) factory needed easy access to the workforce of the nation's then-second-largest city, as well as its extensive railroad infrastructure. Orchard Place was a small pre-existing community in the area, and the airport was known during the war as Orchard Place Airport/Douglas Field. The facility was also the site of the Army Air Force's 803 Special Depot, which stored many rare or experimental planes, including captured enemy aircraft. These historic aircraft would later be transferred to the National Air Museum, going on to form the core of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's collection. The Douglas Aircraft Company was founded by Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. ... Categories: Military stubs | World War II American transport aircraft | U.S. military transport aircraft 1940-1949 ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Douglas Aircraft Company's contract ended in 1945, and though plans were proposed to build commercial aircraft, the company ultimately chose to concentrate production on the west coast. With the departure of Douglas, the airport took the name Orchard Place Airport. In 1945, the facility was chosen by the City of Chicago as the site for a facility to meet future aviation demands. Though its familiar three-letter IATA code ORD still reflects the early identity of the airport, it was renamed in 1949 after Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, a World War II flying ace who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Lt. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... For the computer game, see Medal of Honor (computer game). ...

By the early 1950s, Midway Airport, which had been the primary Chicago airport since 1931, had become too small and crowded despite multiple expansions and was unable to handle the planned first generation of jets. The City of Chicago and FAA began to develop O'Hare as the main airport for Chicago's future. The first commercial passenger flights were started there in 1955, and an international terminal was built in 1958, but the majority of domestic traffic did not move from Midway until completion of a 1962 expansion of O'Hare. The arrival of Midway's former traffic instantly made O'Hare the new World's Busiest Airport, serving 10 million passengers annually. Within two years that number would double, with more people passing through O'Hare in 12 months than Ellis Island had processed in its entire existence. In 1997, annual passenger volume was 70 million. Chicago Midway Airport is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, located on the citys southwest side. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... The Federal Aviation Administration is the entity of the United States government which regulates and oversees all aspects of aviation in the U.S. History The Air Commerce Act of May 20, 1926, is the cornerstone of the Federal Governments regulation of civil aviation. ... Immigration Museum on Ellis Island Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor at the mouth of the Hudson River, was at one time the main immigration port for immigrants entering the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...

On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 crashed upon takeoff enroute to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California from Chicago, killing everyone on board and two people on the ground. The crash remains the deadliest single-aircraft crash in United States history. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... American Airlines Flight 191 was a flight that flew from O Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. ... This article is the most common use of LAX. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). ... Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ...

On October 31, 1994, American Eagle Flight 4184, which was flying to O'Hare from Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, crashed into a soybean field, killing everyone on board. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... American Eagle Flight 4184 was a commuter flight that fatally crashed after loss of control due to icing conditions. ... Indianapolis International Airport is an airport located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... Binomial name Glycine max Soybeans (US) or soya beans (UK) (Glycine max) are a high-protein legume (Family Fabaceae) grown as food for both humans and livestock. ...

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Facilities

FAA diagram of O'Hare

O'Hare International has four passenger terminals. Two or more additional terminal buildings are envisioned. There is the possibility of a large terminal complex for the west side of the field, with access from I-90 and/or the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, if the runway reconfiguration is completed. Download high resolution version (500x740, 139 KB)FAA diagram of OHare Airport. ... Download high resolution version (500x740, 139 KB)FAA diagram of OHare Airport. ...

Terminal 1 (Concourses B and C)

• Skywest dba United Express (Akron/Canton, Allentown/Bethlehem, Austin, Birmingham, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Charleston (WV), Cinncinnati/Northern Kentucky (Covington, KY), Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dayton, Des Moines, Fayetteville, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kalamazoo, Knoxville, Lansing, Lexington, Lincoln, Louisville, Memphis, Moline, Nashville, Peoria, Providence, Roanoke, Saginaw, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Sioux Falls, South Bend, Springfield (MO), St. Louis, Syracuse, Traverse City, Tulsa, Wichita, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
• Chautauqua Airlines dba United Express (Albuquerque, Buffalo, Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Houston/Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Louisville, New Orleans, Norfolk/Southern Virginia, Rochester, South Bend, and Syracuse)
• Mesa Air dba United Express (Atlanta, Austin, Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbia, Columbus, Des Moines, Greenville, Kansas City, Memphis, Nashville, Raleigh/Durham, and Rochester)
• Trans States Airlines dba United Express (Albany, Bloomington, Burlington, Harrisburg, Manchester, Moline, Montreal, Portland (ME), Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, St. Louis, South Bend, Syracuse, and Westchester County)
• Lufthansa (departures) (Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, and Munich)
• Ted (Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, Las Vegas, Miami [starts Oct. 31], Orlando, Phoenix, San Juan [starts Oct. 23], Tampa)

O'Hare Airport - interior view of the connecting tunnel between Concourses B & C of Terminal 1.

• United Airlines (Domestic Departures) (Albany, Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Boise, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington, Charlotte, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (Covington, KY), Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Harrisburg, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston/Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kahului, Kansas City, Kona, Los Angeles, Manchester, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Newark, New Orleans, New York/LaGuardia, Oakland, Omaha, Orange County (Santa Ana), Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, Richmond, Rochester, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, Tucson, Washington/Dulles, Washington/Reagan, and West Palm Beach)
• United Airlines (International Departures) (Amsterdam, Aruba, Beijing, Bermuda, Buenos Aires, Edmonton, Frankfurt, Grand Cayman, Hong Kong, London/Heathrow, Manchester, Mexico City, Munich, Osaka, Paris/Charles de Gaulle, San Juan, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo/Narita, Toronto, and Vancouver)

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Terminal 2 (Concourses E and F)

• SkyWest dba United Express (See Terminal 1)
• Trans States Airlines dba United Express (See Terminal 1)
• Air Canada (Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto)
• America West Airlines (Las Vegas and Phoenix)
• Continental Airlines (Houston/Intercontinental and Newark)
• Continental Express (Cleveland and Houston/Intercontinental)
• Independence Air (Washington/Dulles)
• Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, and Minneapolis/St. Paul)
• United Airlines (Destinations listed under Terminal 1)
• US Airways (Charlotte, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh)

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Terminal 3 (Concourses G, H, K, and L)

• Alaska Airlines (Anchorage and Seattle/Tacoma)
• American Airlines (Domestic) (Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Calgary, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, El Paso, Fayetteville, Flagstaff, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Fort Myers, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston/Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Maui, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Newark, New York/LaGuardia, Orange County (Santa Ana), Orlando, West Palm Beach, Palm Springs, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa, Vail, Washington/Reagan, and Westchester County)
• American Airlines (International) (Birmingham, Brussels, Cancun, Dublin, Frankfurt, Glasgow, London/Heathrow, Manchester, Mexico City, Nagoya, Paris/Charles de Gaulle, Puerto Vallarta, Rome, Shanghai [eff. April 2006], Stockholm, and Tokyo/Narita)
• American Eagle (Albany, Atlanta, Bloomington, Buffalo, Cedar Rapids, Champaign/Urbana, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (Covington, KY), Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dayton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Evansville, Fayetteville, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Greenville/Spartanburg, Harrisburg, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kalamazoo, Knoxville, La Crosse, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Marquette, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Moline, Nashville, Norfolk/Southern Virginia, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ottawa, Pensacola, Peoria, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Rochester (MN), Rochester (NY), Sioux Falls, Springfield, Syracuse, Toledo, Traverse City, Washington/Dulles, White Plains, and Wichita)
• Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (Covington, KY), New York/Kennedy, and Salt Lake City)
• Iberia (Departures) (Madrid)
• Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, and Tampa)

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Terminal 4

Terminal 4 was O'Hare's interim international terminal from 1984 until 1995, located underneath the main parking garage. International passengers would check in at Terminal 4 and be taken directly to their aircraft by bus. Since the opening of Terminal 5, Terminal 4 has been changed into the airport's facility for CTA buses, hotel shuttles, and other ground transportation. The T4 designation will be used again in the future as new terminals are developed. For the band or album named Chicago Transit Authority, see Chicago (band). ...

Terminal 5 (Concourse M)

• Aer Lingus (Dublin and Shannon (via Dublin))
• Air France (Paris/Charles de Gaulle)
• Air India (Mumbai (via London/Heathrow) and Delhi (via Frankfurt))
• Air Jamaica (Kingston)
• Alitalia (Milan)
• American Airlines (International Arrivals)
• Asiana Airlines (Seoul/Incheon) starting July 30, 2005
• Aviacsa (Monterrey)
• British Airways (London/Heathrow)
• British Midland (Manchester)
• Cayman Airways (Grand Cayman)
• El Al (Tel Aviv)
• TACA (Guatemala City)
• Iberia (Arrivals)
• Japan Airlines (Tokyo/Narita)
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
• Korean Air (Seoul/Incheon)
• Kuwait Airways (Amsterdam)
• LOT Polish Airlines (Krakow and Warsaw)
• Lufthansa (Arrivals)
• Mexicana (Guadalajara and Mexico City)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi (via Manchester and Islamabad))
• Royal Jordanian Airlines (Amman)
• Ryan International Airlines (International Arrivals)
• SAS Scandinavian Airlines (Copenhagen and Stockholm)
• Swiss International Airlines (Zurich)
• THY Turkish Airlines (Istanbul)
• United Airlines (International Arrivals)
• USA 3000 (Fort Myers and Clearwater/St. Petersburg FL)

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Airfield

There are 6 primary air carrier runways, arranged tangentially in 3 pairs of parallel sets. The largest is Runway 14R-32L, 13,000' x 200'. Runways 14L and 14R have Category III ILS (Instrument Landing System). All other runways except 4L have full ILS. The Instrument Landing System (ILS) is an instrument approach system for landing in instrument meteorological conditions. ...

Three runways of the original 1943 airfield's four have been upgraded to modern standards. Additional runways were constructed in 1955, 1968, and 1971. In 2003, old Runway 18-36 was permanently closed -- its short length and problematic placement no longer justified its continued certification. Runway 18-36 is now shown as taxiway GG on current airport charts.

The proposed redevelopment would entail removal of the 2 northwest-southeast runways, construction of 4 additional east-west runways, and extension of the 2 existing east-west runways. The two existing northeast-southwest runways would be retained.

Runway 32L is sometimes used for departures in a shortened configuration. Planes access the runway from its intersection at taxiway T10 (common) or taxiway M (not common). This shortens the effective length of the runway but allows operations on runway 9R-27L to continue.

Transit

Road vehicles enter and exit via I-190, which branches off I-90 (the Kennedy Expressway) leading to downtown Chicago. Trains from the Blue Line of the CTA's "L" depart the terminal from an underground station that opened on September 2, 1984. An on-airport train system which began in 1993 connects the four passenger terminals with each other and with long-term auto parking. Illinois I-190 runs for three miles from I-90 to OHare International Airport. ... t Interstate 90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States. ... The Kennedy Expressway is a 26 mile (42 km) long highway that travels northwest from the Chicago loop to OHare Airport. ... The Blue Line of the Chicago Transit Authority is one of two in the city that runs 24 hours a day. ... For the band or album named Chicago Transit Authority, see Chicago (band). ... A westbound Chicago L train crosses the South Branch of the Chicago River The Chicago L (short for Chicago Elevated) is an urban rapid transit metro serving Chicago and eight of its adjacent suburbs. ...

Other facilities

A large air cargo complex on the southwest side of the field was opened in 1984, replacing most of the old cargo area, which stood where Terminal 5 now exists.

The original Douglas plant on the northeast side evolved into an Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve facility, but this was closed in 1998 and is now being redeveloped for cargo and general aviation. Signature Flight Support services private aircraft in this area.

The hangar area has multiple buildings capable of fully enclosing aircraft up to the size of the Boeing 747. The Boeing 747, which is also known as the jumbo jet, is the largest passenger airliner in service. ...

Cargo Carriers

• Aeromexpress
• Air China (Service Stops Only)
• Atlas Air
• CAL Cargo
• DHL
• Emery
• Federal Express
• Gemini
• Kalitta
• Martinair
• Nippon
• Polar Air Cargo
• UPS

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External link

• Official O'Hare International Airport website (http://www.ohare.com/ohare/home.asp)
• Aerial view on Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.982708,-87.905903&spn=0.034590,0.052700&t=k&hl=en)