O’Hare International Airport: Quick Facts

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Nov. 9, 2026

News •

Today in Chicago History: Northwest (later Kennedy) Expressway opens to connect Loop to O’Hare airport • Nov. 5, 2026, 5:00 AM ET (Chicago Tribune)

Parking attendants strike at O'Hare, McCormick Place, Hyatt Regency • Nov. 3, 2026, 2:23 PM ET (Chicago Sun-Times)

Deadline coming for votes for name of rock found at O'Hare International Airport • Nov. 2, 2026, 8:41 AM ET (CBS)

Daywatch: American and United are in a stalemate at O’Hare, but rivalry keeps growing • Oct. 23, 2026, 8:47 AM ET (Chicago Tribune)

Bird attacks passengers at Chicago O'Hare Airport in Terminal 5: "It chose fight, not flight" • Oct. 16, 2026, 6:13 PM ET (CBS)

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Locator map for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, showing an aerial view of the airport's runways and terminals. Insets highlight the airport's location within the city of Chicago and its position in northeastern Illinois near Lake Michigan.

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 passenger jet taking off from Chicago O'Hare Airport, with terminal and control tower visible in the background.

Aerial view of Chicago O'Hare International Airport showing terminals, parked airplanes, runways, taxiways, and surrounding airport grounds.

Passengers walk through a busy concourse at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, with overhead signs for gates and services visible above.

Aerial view of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, with runways and terminals visible and snow covering much of the ground.

Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport

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