There are three important airports in Chicago: Central International Airport, O'Hare International Airport and Midway Airport.The O'Hare International Airport in the northwest of the city is the largest and busiest airport in the United States, with an annual passenger flow of 30 to 40 million people.O'Hare International Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD) is the main airport in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which is 27 kilometers northwest of the city center.From the completion of expansion in the 1960s to 1998, O'Hare Airport has been the airport with the largest passenger flow in the world.After 1998, Atlanta Hazfeld Jackson International Airport surpassed O'Hare in passenger flow.O'Hare is still the airport with the most takeoff and landing times in the world.O'Hare Airport is the fourth largest international aviation hub in the United States, ranking in New YorkKennedy International AirportAfter Los Angeles International Airport and Miami International Airport.O'Hare Airport YesUnited AirlinesThe largest base and transit hub ofAmerican AirlinesThe second largest hub of.There are eight runways in O'Hare Airport, the longest of which is about 4140 meters.Another major airport in Chicago is Chicago Midway International Airport.This airport is operated by the Chicago City Government.
In 2005, 972246 aircrafts passed through the airport, i.e. 2663 aircrafts a day (including 64% regular flights, 33% aerial Taxi, 3% general aviation and<1% military).O'Hare International Airport is the second largest airport in the United States and the world (with traffic/passenger flow meter), and the passenger flow has dropped by - 0.3% compared with 2005.O'Hare International Airport is the best airport in North America in the past nine years (by Business Traveler Magazine (1998 - 2003) and Global Traveler Magazine (2004 - 2006)).
On April 26, 2018, according to the World Daily, the Chicago Department of Aviation announced that OHare Airport and Midway Airport will now provide passengers with unlimited free wireless network services, provided that these passengers do not mind watching some advertisements occasionally.[2]
On September 16, 2019,International Airport Association(ACI) released the "Global Airport Passenger Flow List", and in 2018, the passenger flow of O'Hare International Airport was 83.2 million.[3]
November 5, 2020;The new eighth runway of O'Hare International Airport was opened[1]。
O'Hare International Airport has 8 runways in total, including 2 in the direction of 04-22, 3 in the direction of 09-27, and 3 in the direction of 10-28.
Honors won
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In May 2022, it was selected into the list of airports providing the fastest free Wi Fi network in the world in the first quarter of 2022.[4]
Development history
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Satellite Map of O'Hare International Airport
O'Hare International Airport Founded in 1942-1943, Douglas C-54 was manufactured here during World War II because of its proximity to urban areas and transportation centers.As the second largest city in the United States, the area of 2 million square feet (180000 square meters) can be planned as a factory building, and there is also enough space to build an external railway.There was Orchard Place in this area before. During the war, the airport was called Orchard Place Airport or Douglas District, so it is called ORD for short.This is also the Air Force 803 Special Maintenance Shop, where many rare or experienced aircraft are parked, including captured enemy aircraft.These historic military aircraft will be handed over to the National Air Force Museum as a collection of the Smithsonian Precursor Museum.The contract of Douglas Aircraft Manufacturing Company was suspended in 1945. The area plans to build a commercial airport. The company is fully focused on the development of the West Bank.along withMcDonnell Douglas After leaving, the airport was renamed Orchard Field.In 1945, the city of Chicago chose facilities that would meet the needs of future aviation from those left behind.Although the three digit code ORD of IATA still reflects the early definition of the airportCmdr renamed.Edward "Butch" O'Hare was a flying master in World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
In the early 1950s, the Chicago Midway International Airport, which had been the Chicago Airport since 1931, was small and crowded. In addition to its expansion, it could no longer cope with the first flight generation.The city of Chicago and the Federal Aviation Administration began to build O'Hare as the main airport of Chicago in the future.The first commercial flight of O'Hare set sail in 1955, and the international terminal was completed in 1958.It was not until 1962 that the domestic line was completely transferred from the midway airport to O'Hare.After receiving the original traffic of the midway airport, O'Hare Airport immediately became the busiest airport in the world, serving tens of millions of passengers every year.In two years, this number immediately multiplied. In one year, more passengers passed through O'Hare Airport, more than the cumulative number of Yelith Island.In 1997, the annual number of passengers reached 70 million, nearly 80 million.
O'Hare Airport is under the jurisdiction of Chicago, and the two are only connected by a narrow Forster Street about 200 feet wide along the Desplan River.Foster Street was included in Chicago in 1950 to ensure the city's control of the airport.This narrow land connects Rosemont in the north and Schiller Park in the south.
MRT was extended to the airport in 1984.
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On May 25, 1979,American AirlinesFlight 191 leaves ChicagoCaliforniaThe Los Angeles International Airport crashed during takeoff, killing 271 people on the flight and 2 people on the ground.This air crash is still the single largest casualty in American history.
On October 8, 2001, American Airlines Flight 1238, flying from Los Angeles to Chicago, 40 minutes before arriving in Chicago, a person with mental disorder attacked the cockpit, causing the plane to descend rapidly and causing minor damage.As the shadow of the September 11 incident remained, the flight attendants and passengers quickly knocked the man to the ground and subdued him.In addition, because the airport sent a distress signal, two F-16s intercepted at supersonic speed and escorted the flight to land at O'Hare International Airport.The crisis caused a sound explosion in the northwest suburb of Chicago, and millions of residents were frightened.
On 8 May 2002, it was suspected that Al Qaeda Jose Padilla was arrested because he was suspected of plotting to plot a terrorist bomb.
On the afternoon of November 7, 2006, a group of United Airlines staff said they saw UFOs near the C-17 hatch.Witnesses said that the object flew into the sky after circling above them.The Federal Aviation Administration announced the incident, but the controller refused to admit seeing anything, and the radar preliminary judgment also showed that everything was normal, so it was finally attributed to the weather phenomenon.
Modernization plan
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Reconstruction plan
The high flow and tight flight of O'Hare will result in the cancellation and long delay of flights passing through the United States.The official report lists O'Hare as the most untimely airport in the United States based on the proportion of flight delays.In 2004, United Airlines andAmerican AirlinesAt the same time, modify the flight plan to help reduce congestion caused by intensive takeoff and landing.The takeoff and landing of flights and the proximity to the airport make the controller of the tower in O'Hare control a considerable number of aircraft every hour, making this job one of the hard jobs in the world.
The municipal government promised to invest 600 million yuan to increase the efficiency of the airport by 60% and reduce the delay by at least 79%.The Federal Aviation Control Agency launched this plan in October 2005 to participate in airport structural reconstruction and increase the space of the terminal.In the future, four runways will be added and three runways will be eliminated to form eight parallel runways similar to Dallas.This plan can basically reduce the flight restrictions in O'Hare, and will not be overshadowed by other airports in terms of passenger numbers in the future.In addition, even in the worst weather conditions in Chicago, flights can take off and land faster.After a long delay in the modernization plan, the first runway in the plan is expected to be completed in 2008-2009.The 3rd and 5th terminals will be expanded, and the New East Terminal is expected to enter the airport from the east.However, due to the need for land acquisition, about 2800 residents have to be resettled.In the plan, the daily staffing of the airport will be increased to more than 3800 people, more than 2700 people, which will greatly increase the efficiency of passenger flow.
Resistance and choice
The opposition to the expansion plan mainly comes from the neighboring communities Bensenville and Elk Grove Village.Because the plan will lead to the relocation of some residents and stores.Bensenville and Elk Grove Village formed the suburban committee of O'Hare to fight.The committee made limited progress, but refused to accept the temporary injunction issued by the FAA on urban expansion plans, which soon expired.The O'Hare Suburb Committee is also expected to plan to establish the Peotone Airport, the third regional airport in the southern suburbs. They believe that this can solve the existing problems of O'Hare Airport, but no airline has applied to enter the airport in this idea.
In 1995, Chicago and Gary, Indiana signed the Chicago/Gary Air Contract, creating a management system for Gary/Chicago International Airport across the state boundary.Although the scope is smaller than that of the airport planned by Peotone, the number of landing aircraft and the length of runway are better than those of midway airports, and the transportation is more convenient.Chicago is happy to see Gary Airport thriving, but Illinois is not conducive to the construction of interstate airports.Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has provided the foundation for the expansion of the runway, and FAA has also approved Gary to become the new Chicago airport.Because in addition to expanding O'Hare, FAA also believes that Gary's expansion is imperative.Chicago/Rockford International Airport (RFD) in Rockford, Illinois, recently worked on one of the options to reduce traffic in O'Hare.Rockford is located above the Northwest Highway in O'Hare, about half an hour's drive from Chicago.There is no direct bus from Downtown Chicago or O'Hare to Rockford Airport, but the airport's flight flow is growing.Since taking office, the current mayor of Rockford, Larry Morrissey, has promoted the construction of a high-speed railway connecting the two airports, and promoted Rockford Airport to share the flow of O'Hare.
Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, continues to increase the use of passengers in Chicago and northern Illinois.There are seven trains from Chicago to Mitchell Airport. It takes about 75 minutes to arrive in Chicago.
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