O'Hare International Airport

The Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD), (from English: O'Hare International Airport), also known simply as O'Hare Airport or O' 39;Hare, is a major airport located in the northwest corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, 27 kilometers (17 miles) northwest of Downtown Chicago. It is the largest hub for United Airlines, whose headquarters are in downtown Chicago, and the second largest hub for American Airlines, after Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. It is operated by the City of Chicago Department of Aviation, associated with the regional authority.

In 2008, the airport had 881,566 aircraft operations, an average of 2,409 per day (64% commercial, 33% air taxi, 3% general aviation and <1% military). O&# International Airport 39;Hare is the second largest airport in the United States, behind Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with 69,353,654 passengers passing through the airport in 2008, a change from 2007 of −8.96%. The O'Hare it also has a strong international presence, with flights to more than 60 destinations abroad. O'Hare ranked fourth in the United States in 2005 for international airports behind only New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport and Miami International Airport, which serve more destinations abroad.

O'Hare International Airport was voted "Best Airport in North America" for 10 years, by readers of the North American edition of Business Traveler magazine (1998-2003) and Global Traveler magazine (2004-2007).

Although O'Hare is Chicago's main airport, Midway International Airport, the city's second airport, is located six miles from Downtown Chicago, the main business and financial district.

Terminals

Map of Chicago O'Hare Airport.

Passengers stranded during the night are provided with a safe area with dim lights, cribs, pillows, blankets and toiletries.

An underground pedestrian walkway connects Room B with Room C, illuminated by a neon light show.

O'Hare has four numbered passenger terminals with nine letters rooms and a total of 182 doors. Two or more additional terminal buildings are planned; 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 motorway, if the reconfiguration of the track is completed and the number of passengers requires additional terminals.

With the exception of flights from pre-cleared destinations in the United States, all inbound international flights arrive at Terminal 5, as the other terminals do not have screening facilities. Several airlines, such as American, Iberia, Lufthansa, and United, have their international flights depart from Terminals 1 and 3. This arrangement requires passengers to disembark at Terminal 5 and then crews tow the empty plane to another terminal for boarding.. This is done, in part, to facilitate connections for passengers passing from domestic to international flights, since while Terminals 1, 2 and 3 allow airside connections, Terminal 5 is separated from the others. terminals by a set of taxiways that cross the airport access road, which requires passengers to exit security, board the airport transit system, and then back through security in either direction.

Terminal 1

United Airlines Terminal 1, Room B.

United Airlines Terminal 1, Room C.

Terminal 1 is used for United Airlines flights, including all major flights and some United Express operations, as well as flights for Star Alliance Lufthansa and All Nippon Airways partners. Terminal 1 has 50 doors in two rooms:

• Conference Room B: 22 doors.
• Conference Room C: 28 doors.

Rooms B and C are linear rooms situated in separate buildings parallel to each other. Concourse B is adjacent to the airport road and houses check-in areas, baggage claim and security checks at its land gates and aircraft on its airside. Concourse C is a satellite terminal with gates on all sides, in the center of the ramp Concourse B is connected via an underground pedestrian tunnel under the ramp. The tunnel originates between gates B8 and B9 of Concourse B, and ends in Concourse C between gates C17 and C19. The tunnel is illuminated by a neon installation entitled Sky's the Limit (1987) by Canadian artist Michael Hayden, who performs a graceful and very slow version of "Rhapsody in Blue".

United also operates a bus service after security between Concourse C (at gate C9) in Terminal 1 and Concourses E and F (at gate E4) in Terminal 2. It operates with three United Club in Terminal 1: one in Concourse B near gate B6, one located near gate B16 and one in Concourse C near gate C16. There is also a United First International Lounge and a United Arrivals Suite in Concourse C near gate C18.

Concourse B features an extension at its north end (doors B18-B22) commonly called the "banana doors" due to the narrow curved shape of the extension. The final gate, B22, branches into three separate access walkways for three regional jet parking positions.

Terminal 1 houses the Chicago office of All Nippon Airways.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 is home to Air Canada, Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection domestic flights, and most United Express operations (check-in for all United flights is done at Terminal 1). Terminal 2 has 43 gates in two halls.

• Room E - 17 doors.
• Room F - 26 doors.

There is a United Club in Concourse F near gate F8, and a Delta Sky Club in Concourse E near gate E6. United Continental Holdings, United's parent company, is currently upgrading its facilities in Terminal 2, including building 10 new aircraft access bridges for regional flights, reconfiguring lounges and the construction of a United Club that will replace the current one. US Airways operated from Terminal 2 until it moved its operations to Terminal 3 in July 2014, to be co-located with its merger partner American Airlines. Check-in for US Airways remained in Terminal 2 until September 16, 2014, when the check-in counters moved to Terminal 3.

Terminal 3

American Airlines Main Hall at Terminal 3.

Terminal 3, American Airlines Hall H.

Terminal 3 is home to all American Airlines flights, as well as departures for select Oneworld operators including Iberia and Japan Airlines, as well as unaffiliated low-cost carriers. Terminal 3 has 75 gates (5 to be added) in four concourses:

• Room G - 25 doors.
• Room H - 17 doors.
• Room K - 16 doors.
• Room L - 17 doors (5 to be added)

Concourses G and L house most of American Eagle's operations, while Concourses H and K house American's main operations. American's Oneworld partners Japan Airlines and Iberia depart from gate K19 and Alaska Airlines operates from gate H4. Concourse L is also used for flights operated by Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Virgin America and Air Choice One. The City of Chicago and American Airlines have agreed to an extension to Concourse L to add five new gates. The doors are expected to be used primarily for American Eagle's fleet of Embraer E-175s. American has agreed to pay around $55 to $75 million and the gates are expected to be completed by 2018. The airline operates three Admirals Clubs in Terminal 3: one located in the junction area of gates H6 and K6, one after the security area in front of gate L1 and one in Room G in front of gate G8. American also has a flagship lounge (called the International First Class Lounge) located near gate K19. The flagship lounge is scheduled to move under the Admirals Club located in the crossing area between gates H6 and K6 in late 2017.

Terminal 5 (International Terminal)

Terminal 5, with flags from countries around the world.

Aircraft aligned at Terminal 5.

Terminal 5 houses all O'Hare international arrivals (excluding American Airlines and United Airlines flights from pre-cleared destinations). Other pre-clearance destinations, including flights operated by Aer Lingus and Etihad Airways, arrive at Terminal 5, but are treated as domestic arrivals. With the exception of select Star Alliance and Oneworld airlines departing from Terminal 1 or Terminal 3 respectively, all non-US airlines except Air Canada depart from Terminal 5. Terminal 5 has 21 gates (9 to be added) in a room:

• 'Room M' - 21 doors (9 to be added)

Terminal 5 has several airline lounges, including the Air France-KLM lounge, British Airways first class galleries and terraces, Korean Air Lounge, Scandinavian Airlines Lounge, Swissport Lounge and Swiss International Air Lines First Class Lounge and Business Class Lounge. The US Customs and Border Protection facility is located on the Arrivals (Lower) level.

Terminal 5 underwent a $26 million renovation designed by A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc., beginning in July 2012, which includes the addition of post-security dining and retail, including many restaurants and Chicago brands, updated design and an engineering redesign. The project was completed on April 4, 2014. Terminal 5 is operated by Westfield Management.

O'Hare recently developed a gate capable of accommodating the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380. On February 10, 2016, the Chicago Department of Aviation approved construction to build a gate that could handle Airbus aircraft. The new gate, M11a is the only gate capable of handling the Airbus A380 and, like other gates of Terminal 5, is designated as "common use", which means that no specific airline has exclusive control over it. Emirates and British Airways have expressed interest in using their A380s on routes involving O'Hare. The gate became operational on July 19, 2016, with Emirates being the first airline to use it.

Old terminals and halls

Old Terminal 1

Terminal 1 was the first international terminal. It opened in 1955, became the international terminal in 1963, and was demolished in 1984 to make way for the current Terminal 1. It was replaced by a temporary Terminal 4 built in 1984. The terminal was connected to Terminal 2 by a walkway. closed with glass. It had a "Y"-shaped concourse, similar to the H/K Concourses in Terminal 3.

Concourse A (Terminal 1)

The old Terminal 1 also had a satellite lounge A that served various airlines. Among the airlines that used to operate from this terminal were Air France, El Al, Icelandair, Mexicana de Aviación, Pan Am and Sabena.

Concourse D (Terminal 2)

A Concourse D in Terminal 2 previously existed and served as the concourse for AirCal, Braniff International, Continental Airlines, Eastern Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Northwest Airlines, People Express, Piedmont and United Express until it was demolished in 1988 to give room for the current rooms of Terminal 1. It had 12 doors.

Terminal 4

Document area of Terminal 2.

Due to the construction of United Terminal 1, all international arrivals and some international departures were moved to a temporary Terminal 4 from 1984 to 1993. Terminal 4 was located on the ground floor of the main garage; departing and arriving passengers were bused to and from their aircraft. The terminal served many international carriers during this time, but was inadequate both in terms of area of operation and bus loading/unloading capacity.

When the new $618 million international terminal was made, it closed on July 11, 1990, with airline executives and government officials, led by Mayor Richard M. Daley and Secretary of Transportation Samuel K. Skinner.. The new Terminal 5, designed by Perkins and Will in conjunction with Heard & Associates and Consoer Townsend & Associates was partially opened on May 27, 1993, with its lower two levels completed to handle all international arrivals. The remainder of the terminal, including the departures level, opened on September 30, 1993. The name "Terminal 5" was used for this new terminal in order to avoid confusion with the old Terminal 4.

Since the opening of Terminal 5, Terminal 4 has become the airport facility for regional transit buses, hotel shuttles, and other ground transportation; the Terminal 4 designation may be used again in the future as new terminals are developed. The Chicago Subway Blue Line was extended to the airport in 1984.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Load

Air view of the airport.

There are two main cargo areas at O'Hare that have storage and aircraft parking facilities. The Southwest Cargo Area, adjacent to Irving Park Road, accommodates more than 80% of the airport's cargo flights, spread across 9 buildings in two zones. The northern cargo area, which is a modest conversion of the old military base (the 1943 Douglas plant area), also receives air freighters. It is adjacent to the northern portion of Bessie Coleman Street.

Two satellite cargo areas have storage and disassembly facilities, but planes do not park in them. Cargo is trucked to/from other aircraft on other ramps. The southern loading zone is located along the Mannheim road. The eastern cargo area, adjacent to Terminal 5, was formerly the only cargo section of the airport but has now evolved primarily into an airport support area.

The southwest cargo area is partially in the path of one of the new runways (10C/28C). The redevelopment of the aerodrome will involve moving/replacing this primary cargo axis.

Domestic destinations

Service is provided to 176 cities within the country by 17 airlines.

National Airport Destinations O'Hare ORD ALB ABQ CAK ABE ANC ATW AVL ASE ATL AUS BWI BGR BIL BHM BIS BMI BOI BOS BZN BTV BRL BUF EYW CID CMI CHS CRW CLT CHA CVG CLE COS COU CAE CMH DFW DAL DAY DEC DEN DSM DTW DLH EGE ELP ERI EUG FAI FAR XNA PHL FNT FOD FLL RSW VPS FWA FAT GRR GJT GRB GSO GSP GUC HRL MDT BDL HDN HHHH HNL CMX IAH HSV IND IWD JAN JAC JAX JST JLN AZO FCA MCI OGG KOA TYS LSE LAN UNITED NATIONS LEX LNK LIT LAX SDF MSN MHT MHK MBL MVY MCW SAW MEM MIA MKE MSP MSO MLI CWA MTJ MKG MYR ACK BNA EWR ORF MSY LGA JFK OAK OKC OMA SNA MCO ECP PNS PIA PSP PIT PHX PDX PWM PVD UIN RDU RAP RDM RENE RIC ROA ROC RST FSF MBS SLN SLC SAT SAN SFO SJC STL SRQ SAV SEA SUX FSD SYR SBN GEGG SGF SUN SPI SGE TPA TVC PSC TUS TUL IAD DCA ALO ATY PBI ICT HPN AVP ILM
Destinations	United Airlines	American Airlines	Spirit Airlines	Southwest Airlines	Delta Air Lines	Another	#
Albany (ALB)	•	•					2
Akron (CAK)	•						1
Albuquerque (ABQ)	•	•					2
Allentown (ABE)	•	•					2
Anchorage (ANC)	•	•				Alaska Airlines	3
Appleton (ATW)	•	•					2
Asheville (AVL)	•	•					2
Aspen (ASE)	•	•					2
Atlanta (ATL)	•	•	•		•		4
Austin (ASE)	•	•		•			3
Baltimore (BWI)	•	•		•			3
Bangor (BGR)	•	•					2
Billings (BIL)		•					1
Birmingham (BHM)	•	•					2
Bismarck (BIS)	•						1
Bloomington (BMI)		•					1
Boise (BOI)	•	•				Alaska Airlines	3
Boston (BOS)	•	•			•	JetBlue Airways	4
Bozeman (BZN)	•	•					2
Buffalo (BUF)	•	•					2
Burlington (BTV)	•	•					2
Burlington (BRL)						Cape Air / Southern Airways Express	2
Cayo Hueso (EYW)	•	•					2
Cedar Rapids (CID)	•	•					2
Champaign-Urbana (CMI)		•					1
Charleston (CHS)	•	•					2
Charleston (CRW)	•						1
Charlotte (CLT)	•	•					2
Chattanooga (CHA)	•						1
Cincinnati (CVG)	•	•					2
Cleveland (CLE)	•	•					2
Colorado Springs (COS)	•						1
Columbia (COU)		•					1
Columbia (CAE)	•						1
Columbus (CMH)	•	•					2
Dallas (DFW)	•	•	•				3
Dallas (DAL)				•			1
Dayton (DAY)	•	•					2
Decatur (DEC)	•						1
Denver (DEN)	•	•		•			3
Des Moines (DSM)	•	•					2
Detroit (DTW)	•	•			•		3
Duluth (DLH)	•						1
Eagle (EGE)	•	•					2
El Paso (ELP)	•	•					2
Erie (ERI)	•						1
Eugene (EUG)	•						1
Fairbanks (FAI)	•						1
Fargo (FAR)	•	•					2
Fayetteville (XNA)		•					1
Philadelphia (PHL)	•	•					2
Flint (FNT)	•	•					2
Fort Dodge (FOD)	•						1
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)	•	•	•	•			4
Fort Myers (RSW)	•	•	•	•			4
Fort Walton Beach (VPS)		•					1
Fort Wayne (FWA)	•	•					2
Fresno (FAT)	•						1
Glacier Park (FCA)	•	•					2
Grand Junction (GJT)	•						1
Grand Rapids (GRR)	•	•					2
Green Bay (GRB)	•	•					2
Greensboro (GSO)	•	•					2
Greenville (GSP)	•	•					2
Gunnison (GUC)	•						1
Harlingen (HRL)		•					1
Harrisburg (MDT)	•	•					2
Hartford (BDL)	•	•					2
Hayden (HDN)	•						1
Hilton Head (HHH)	•	•					2
Honolulu (HNL)	•						1
Houghton (CMX)	•						1
Houston (IAH)	•	•	•				3
Huntsville (HSV)	•	•					2
Indianapolis (IND)	•	•					2
Ironwood (IWD)						Denver Air Connection	1
Jackson (JAN)	•						1
Jackson Hole (JAC)	•	•					2
Jacksonville (JAX)	•	•					2
Joplin (JLN)	•						1
Kahului (OGG)	•						1
Kailua (KOA)	•						1
Kalamazoo (AZO)		•					1
Kansas City (MCI)	•	•					2
Knoxville (TYS)	•	•					2
La Crosse (LSE)		•					1
Lansing (LAN)		•					1
Las Vegas (LAS)	•	•	•	•		Frontier Airlines	5
Lexington (LEX)	•	•					2
Lincoln (LNK)	•						1
Little Rock (LIT)	•	•					2
Los Angeles (LAX)	•	•	•			Alaska Airlines	4
Louisville (SDF)	•	•					2
Madison (MSN)	•	•					2
Manchester (MHT)		•					1
Manhattan (MHK)		•					1
Manistee (MBL)						Cape Air	1
Mason City (MCW)	•						1
Marquette (SAW)		•					1
Martha’s Vineyard (MVY)		•					1
Memphis (MEM)	•	•					2
Miami (MIA)	•	•	•				3
Milwakee (MKE)	•	•					2
Minneapolis (MSP)	•	•			•	Sun Country Airlines	4
Missoula (MSO)	•	•					2
Moline (MLI)	•	•					2
Montrose (MTJ)	•						1
Mosinee (CWA)		•					1
Muskegon (MKG)						Southern Airways Express	1
Myrtle Beach (MYR)	•	•	•				3
Nantucket (ACK)		•					1
Nashville (BNA)	•	•		•			3
Newark (EWR)	•	•					2
Norfolk (ORF)	•	•					2
New Orleans (MSY)	•	•	•				3
New York (JFK)		•			•	JetBlue Airways	3
New York (LGA)	•	•			•		3
Oakland (OAK)			•				1
Oklahoma City (OKC)	•	•					2
Omaha (OMA)	•	•					2
Orange County (SNA)	•	•					2
Orlando (MCO)	•	•	•	•		Frontier Airlines	5
Palm Springs (PSP)	•	•					2
Panama City (ECP)	•	•					2
Pensacola (PNS)	•	•					2
Peoria (PIA)	•	•					2
Pittsburgh (PIT)	•	•					2
Phoenix (PHX)	•	•	•	•			4
Portland (PDX)	•	•				Alaska Airlines	3
Portland (PWM)	•	•					2
Providence (PVD)	•	•					2
Quincy (UIN)						Southern Airways Express	1
Raleigh (RDU)	•	•					2
Rapid City (RAP)	•	•					2
Redmon (RDM)	•						1
Reno (RNO)	•	•					2
Richmond (RIC)	•	•					2
Roanoke (ROA)	•						1
Rochester (ROC)	•	•					2
Rochester (RST)		•					1
Sacramento (SMF)	•	•					2
Saginaw (MBS)	•						1
Salina (SLN)	•						1
Salt Lake City (SLC)	•	•			•		3
San Antonio (SAT)	•	•					2
San Diego (SAN)	•	•					2
San Francisco (SFO)	•	•				Alaska Airlines	3
San José (SJC)	•	•					2
San Luis (STL)	•	•					2
Sarasota (SRQ)	•	•					2
Savannah (SAV)	•	•					2
Seattle (SEA)	•	•			•	Alaska Airlines	4
Sioux City (SUX)	•						1
Sioux Falls (FSD)	•	•					2
Syracuse (SYR)	•	•					2
South Bend (SBN)	•						1
Spokane (GEG)	•						1
Springfield (SGF)	•	•					2
Springfield (SPI)	•						1
State College (SGE)	•						1
Sun Valley (SUN)	•						1
Tampa (TPA)	•	•	•	•			4
Toledo (TOL)		•					1
Traverse City (TVC)	•	•					2
Tri-Cities (PSC)	•						1
Tucson (TUS)	•	•					2
Tulsa (TUL)	•	•					2
Washington (IAD1	•						1
Washington (DCA)	•	•					2
Waterloo (ALO)		•					1
Watertown (ATY)						Denver Air Connection	1
West Palm Beach (PBI)	•	•					2
White Plains (HPN)	•	•					2
Wichita (ICT)	•	•					2
Wilkes-Barre (AVP)	•	•					2
Wilmington (ILM)		•					1
Total	147	131	14	11	8	18	176

International destinations

75 international destinations (20 seasonal) are offered by 41 airlines.

Cities by country	Airport name	Airlines
North America
CanadaCanada (6 destinations [1 seasonal], 5 airlines)
Calgary	Calgary International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines / United Express / WestJet (Stationary) (reinitiated on 18 May 2023)
Montreal	Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport	Air Canada Express / American Eagle / United Express
Ottawa	Ottawa International Airport	United Express
Quebec	International Airport Jean-Lesage de Quebec	American Eagle (Stationary)
Toronto	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Air Canada Express / American Airlines / American Eagle / United Airlines / United Express
Vancouver	Vancouver International Airport	Air Canada Express / American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines
Mexico Mexico (13 destinations [4 seasonal], 9 airlines)
Cancun	Cancun International Airport	American Airlines / Frontier Airlines / Southwest Airlines (Stationary) / Spirit Airlines / United Airlines
Mexico City	International Airport of Mexico City	Aeromexico / United Airlines / Viva Aerobus / Volaris
Cozumel	Cozumel International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary)
Guadalajara	International Airport of Guadalajara	Aeromexico / Viva Aerobus / Volaris
Huatulco	Huatulco International Airport	Volaris (Stationary)
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo	Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport	United Airlines / Volaris (Stationary)
León	Bajío International Airport	United Express (Stationary) / Viva Aerobus / Volaris
Monterrey	Monterrey International Airport	United Express / Viva Aerobus
Morelia	General Francisco J. Múgica International Airport	Viva Aerobus / Volaris
Puerto Vallarta	Puerto Vallarta International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary) / Volaris (Stationary)
Querétaro	Querétaro Intercontinental Airport	Volaris
San José del Cabo	Los Cabos International Airport	American Airlines / United Airlines
Zacatecas	Zacatecas International Airport	Viva Aerobus (Stationary)
Central America and the Caribbean
ArubaAruba (1 destination, 2 airlines)
Aruba	Queen Beatrix International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines
BahamasBahamas (1 stationary, 2 airlines)
Nasai	Lynden Pindling International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary)
BelizeBelize (1 [seasonal], 1 airline)
Belize City	Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport	United Airlines (Stationary)
Costa RicaCosta Rica (2 destinations [1 seasonal], 2 airlines)
Liberia	Guanacaste Airport	American Airlines / United Airlines (Stationary)
San José	Juan Santamaría International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary)
GuatemalaGuatemala (1 [seasonal], 2 airlines)
Guatemala City	La Aurora International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary)
Cayman Islands (1 [stage], 2 airlines)
Grand Cayman	International Airport Owen Roberts	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary)
Turks and Caicos Islands (1 [seasonal], 2 airlines)
Providences	Providenciales International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary)
United States Virgin Islands (1 [stage], 2 airlines)
Saint Thomas	Cyril E. King International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary)
Jamaica (1 destination, 2 airlines)
Montego Bay	Sir Donald Sangster International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines
Panama Panama (1 destination, 1 airline)
Panama	International Airport of Tocumen	Copa Airlines
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico (1 destination, 3 airlines)
San Juan	International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín	American Airlines / Spirit Airlines (start May 5, 2023) / United Airlines
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia (1 [stage], 1 airline)
Saint Lucia	Hewanorra International Airport	United Airlines (Stationary)
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic (1 destination, 3 airlines)
Punta Cana	International Airport of Punta Cana	American Airlines (Stationary) / Frontier Airlines / United Airlines (Stationary)
San Martín (1 [seasonal], 1 airline)
San Martín	International Airport Princess Juliana	United Airlines (Stationary)
South America
BrazilBrazil (1 destination, 1 airline)
São Paulo	São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport	United Airlines
Europe
GermanyGermany (2 destinations, 2 airlines)
Frankfurt	Frankfurt am Main Airport	Lufthansa / United Airlines
Munich	International Airport of Munich-Franz Josef Strauss	Lufthansa / United Airlines
AustriaAustria (1 destination, 1 airline)
Vienna	Vienna-Schwechat Airport	Austrian Airlines
BelgiumBelgium (1 destination, 1 airline)
Brussels	Brussels Airport	United Airlines
DenmarkDenmark (1 destination, 1 airline)
Copenhagen	Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport	Scandinavian Airlines System
SpainSpain (2 destinations [1 seasonal], 3 airlines)
Barcelona	Airport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary) (starts on 25 May 2023)
Madrid	Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport	Iberia
FinlandFinland (1 [stage], 1 airline)
Helsinki	Helsinki-Vantaa Airport	Finnair (Stationary)
France (1 destination, 3 airlines)
Paris	Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport	Air France / American Airlines / United Airlines
GreeceGreece (1 [stage], 1 airline)
Athens	Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport	American Airlines (Stationary)
Ireland (2 seasonal destinations, 3 airlines)
Dublin	Dublin Airport	Aer Lingus / American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary)
Shannon	Shannon International Airport	United Airlines (Stationary) (starts on 25 May 2023)
IcelandIceland (1 destination, 2 airlines)
Reikiavik	Keflavík International Airport	Icelandair / United Airlines (Stationary)
ItalyItaly (2 destinations [1 seasonal], 2 airlines)
Milan	Milan-Malpensa Airport	United Airlines
Rome	Rome-Fiumicino Airport	American Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines (Stationary)
NetherlandsNetherlands (1 destination, 2 airlines)
Amsterdam	Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport	KLM / United Airlines
PolandPoland (2 destinations, 1 airline)
Krakow	Krakow-John Paul II Airport	LOT Polish Airlines
Warsaw	Warsaw-Chopin Airport	LOT Polish Airlines
Portugal (1 destination, 1 airline)
Lisbon	Lisbon Airport	TAP Air Portugal
United KingdomUnited Kingdom (2 destinations [1 seasonal], 3 airlines)
Edinburgh	Edinburgh Airport	United Airlines (Stationary)
London	London-Heathrow Airport	American Airlines / British Airways / United Airlines
SerbiaSerbia (1 destination, 1 airline)
Belgrade	Belgrade-Nikola Tesla Airport	Air Serbia (start on 17 May 2023)
Sweden Sweden (1 destination, 1 airline)
Stockholm	Stockholm-Arlanda Airport	Scandinavian Airlines System
SwitzerlandSwitzerland (1 destination, 2 airlines)
Zurich	Zurich International Airport	Swiss International Airlines / United Airlines
TurkeyTurkey (1 destination, 1 airline)
Istanbul	Istanbul International Airport	Turkish Airlines
Asia
ChinaChina (2 destinations, 1 airline)
Beijing	International Airport of Beijing-Capital	United Airlines (start on 26 October 2023)
Shanghai	Shanghai-Pudong International Airport	United Airlines (start on 26 October 2023)
South KoreaSouth Korea (1 destination, 1 airline)
Seoul	Incheon International Airport	Korean Air
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (2 destinations, 2 airlines)
Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi International Airport	Etihad Airways
Dubai	Dubai International Airport	Emirates
Hong KongHong Kong (1 destination, 2 airlines)
Hong Kong	Hong Kong International Airport	Cathay Pacific / United Airlines
India (1 destination, 2 airlines)
New Delhi	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Air India / United Airlines
IsraelIsrael (1 destination, 1 airline)
Tel Aviv	Ben Gurión International Airport	United Airlines
JapanJapan (2 destinations, 3 airlines)
Tokyo	Narita International Airport	All Nippon Airways / Japan Airlines
	Haneda International Airport	All Nippon Airways / Japan Airlines / United Airlines
JordanJordan (1 destination, 1 airline)
Haman	International Airport of Queen Alia	Royal Jordanian
Catar (1 destination, 1 airline)
Doha	Hamad International Airport	Qatar Airways
Taiwan (1 destination, 1 airline)
Taipei	Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport	EVA Air
Africa
EthiopiaEthiopia (1 destination, 1 airline)
Abeba	Bole International Airport	Ethiopian Airlines
Oceania
New ZealandNew Zealand (1 destination, 1 airline)
Auckland	Auckland International Airport	Air New Zealand
Total: 75 destinations (20 seasonal), 48 countries, 41 airlines

Statistics

A Boeing 747-400 from KLM Asia rolling.

A Korean Air Boeing 747-400 rolling.

Airbus A330-200 from Air Berlin rolling.

A Boeing 747-400 from United Airlines rolling.

Busiest Routes

Most transited National Routes of Chicago International Airport (December 2021 - November 2022)

Number	City	Passengers	Airlines
1	Los Angeles, California	1,136,000	Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
2	New York, New York	1,099,000	American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, United Express
3	Denver, Colorado	983,000	American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
4	Orlando, Florida	819,000	American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
5	Phoenix, Arizona	797,000	American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
6	San Francisco, California	791,000	Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines
7	Las Vegas, Nevada	789,000	American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
8	Dallas, Texas	775,000	American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, United Express
9	Newark, New Jersey	737,000	American Airlines, American Eagle, United Airlines
10	Boston, Massachusetts	723,000	American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, United Express

Most Transited International Routes of Chicago International Airport (2019)

Number	City	Passengers	Airlines
1	London, United Kingdom	1,217,163	American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic
2	Toronto, Canada	1,005,811	Air Canada Express, American Eagle, United Airlines, United Express
3	Cancun, Mexico	679.669	American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
4	Frankfurt, Germany	661,662	Lufthansa, United Airlines
5	Mexico City, Mexico	649,085	Aeromexico, Interjet, United Airlines, Volaris
6	Tokyo, Japan	509,956	All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Japan Airlines, United Airlines
7	Dublin, Ireland	480.570	Aer Lingus, American Airlines, United Airlines
8	Munich, Germany	415.762	Lufthansa, United Airlines
9	Istanbul, Turkey	412,135	Turkish Airlines
10	Vancouver, Canada	358,505	Air Canada Express, American Airlines, United Airlines

Annual Traffic

See source and query Wikidata.

Annual traffic 2000-presente

Year	Passenger volume	Change over previous year	Air operations	Tons of cargo
2000	72,144,244	0.64%	908,989	1,640,524
2001	67,448,064	6.51%	911,917	1,413,834
2002	66,565,952	1.31%	922,817	1,436,386
2003	69.508,672	4.40%	928,691	1,601,736
2004	75,533,822	8.67%	992,427	1,685,808
2005	76,581,146	1.38%	972,248	1,701,446
2006	76.282,212	0.30%	958,643	1,718,011
2007	76,182,025	0.15%	926,973	1,690,742
2008	70.819,015	7.03%	881,566	1,480,847
2009	64.397,782	9.07%	827.899	1,198,426
2010	67,026,191	3.83%	882,617	1,577,048
2011	66.790.996	0.35%	878.798	1,505.218
2012	66,834,931	0.04%	878,108	1,443,569
2013	66,909,638	0.12%	883,287	1,434,377
2014	70,075,204	4.45%	881,933	1,578.330
2015	76.949,336	9.81%	875.136	1,742,501
2016	77.960.588	1.31%	867.635	1,726,362
2017	79,828,183	2.40%	867.049	1,950,137
2018	83,339,186	4.40%	903.747	1,868,880
2019	84,649,115	1.69%	919.704	1,788,001
2020	30.860.251	63.54%	538.211	2.052.025
2021	54,020,399	75.06%	684,201	2.536.576

Nearby airports

The nearest airports are:

• Midway International Airport (25km)
• General Mitchell International Airport (108km)
• South Bend Regional Airport (135km)
• Dane County Regional Airport (171km)
• Central Illinois Regional Airport (187km)