Airport guide

O'Hare International AirportIATA code ORD

O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Chicago, United States in North America. Originfacts tracks 9 direct destinations across 4 countries departing from ORD.

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Serves: Chicago, United States
Codes: ORD · KORD; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: America/Chicago
Region: North America

Airport record, updated 2 May 2026Route records, updated 21 May 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Travelpayouts fares, 5 Oct 2026NASA POWER climate, 2016–2025Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Chicago, United States in North America. Operating on America/Chicago local time at coordinates 41.980°, -87.900°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 9 destinations across 4 countries departing from ORD, with primary carrier operations including American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Spirit Airlines, connecting key routes to Minneapolis, Tokyo, Paris and New York. Passengers traveling through O'Hare International Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into Chicago, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.

O'Hare International Airport details

Airport record · 2 May 2026

IATA code: ORD
ICAO code: KORD
City: Chicago
Country: United States
Region: North America
Time zone: America/Chicago
Coordinates: 41.979°, -87.905°; From OurAirports
Official website: flychicago.com/ohare (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against O'Hare International Airport’s own pages.

ORD airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 207 m (680 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: February 1944; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Owner: Chicago; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2025: 84.9 million; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing flychicago.com (opens in a new tab)
Named after: Chicago, Edward O'Hare; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Chicago Midway International Airport MDW · 25 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at ORD

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

8 open runways, all lit. Longest 10L/28R: 3,962 m, concrete. OurAirports also lists 3 closed runways, not shown.

Runways at ORD: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
10L/28R	3,962 m13,000 ft	46 m	concrete	Lit
09R/27L	3,432 m11,260 ft	46 m	asphalt	Lit
09C/27C	3,427 m11,245 ft	61 m	concrete	Lit
10C/28C	3,292 m10,800 ft	61 m	concrete	Lit
04R/22L	2,461 m8,075 ft	46 m	asphalt	Lit
04L/22R	2,286 m7,500 ft	46 m	asphalt	Lit
09L/27R	2,286 m7,500 ft	46 m	asphalt	Lit
10R/28L	2,286 m7,500 ft	46 m	concrete	Lit

Airlines and destinations from ORD

Travelpayouts · 5 Oct 2026

Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from ORD in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.

Nonstop fares from ORD to 110 destinations in 33 countries, on 30 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for ORD are listed separately below.

Airlines named on the fares

UAUnited Airlines36 destinations
AAAmerican Airlines29 destinations
F9Frontier Airlines12 destinations
LHLufthansa3 destinations
Y4Volaris3 destinations
IBIberia2 destinations
LOLOT Polish2 destinations
ACAir Canada1 destination
AFAir France1 destination
JUAir Serbia1 destination
ASAlaska Airlines1 destination
NHAll Nippon Airways1 destination
OSAustrian Airlines1 destination
CXCathay Pacific1 destination
CMCopa Airlines1 destination
KGDenver Air Connection (DAC)1 destination
MSEgyptair1 destination
EKEmirates1 destination
ETEthiopian Airlines1 destination
EYEtihad Airways1 destination
B6jetBlue1 destination
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines1 destination
KEKorean Air1 destination
PRPhilippine Airlines1 destination
PDPorter Airlines Canada1 destination
QRQatar Airways1 destination
SYSun Country Airlines1 destination
LXSWISS1 destination
TPTAP Air Portugal1 destination
TKTurkish Airlines1 destination

The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.

Destinations by country

United States (65): Albuquerque, Allentown, Anchorage, Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Fayetteville, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Greenville, Hancock, Honolulu, Houston, Jackson, Jacksonville, Kahului, Key West, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Lincoln, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Marion, Miami, Minneapolis, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orlando, Panama City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Reno, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Sarasota, Seattle, Sioux Falls, Syracuse, Tampa, Traverse City, Tulsa, Washington
Mexico (7): Cancun, Cozumel, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Morelia, San Jose Del Cabo
Canada (2): Montreal, Toronto
Costa Rica (2): Liberia, San Jose
Germany (2): Frankfurt, Munich
Italy (2): Milan, Rome
Poland (2): Krakow, Warsaw
Spain (2): Barcelona, Madrid
United Arab Emirates (2): Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Aruba (1): Oranjestad
Austria (1): Vienna
Belgium (1): Brussels
Dominican Republic (1): Punta Cana
Egypt (1): Cairo
Ethiopia (1): Addis Ababa
France (1): Paris
Greece (1): Athens
Hong Kong (1): Hong Kong
Ireland (1): Dublin
Jamaica (1): Montego Bay
Japan (1): Tokyo
Netherlands (1): Amsterdam
Panama (1): Panama City
Philippines (1): Manila
Portugal (1): Lisbon
Puerto Rico (1): San Juan
Qatar (1): Doha
Serbia (1): Belgrade
South Korea (1): Seoul
Switzerland (1): Zurich
Turkiye (1): Istanbul
U.S. Virgin Islands (1): Saint Thomas
United Kingdom (1): London

Linked destinations also have an Originfacts route record from ORD.

Check schedules with the airline or O'Hare International Airport before you book.

Airlines on routes from ORD

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The airlines listed on the 9 routes Originfacts tracks from ORD. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not O'Hare International Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at O'Hare International Airport.

Routes from ORD

Route records · 21 May 2026

Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.

The 9 routes Originfacts tracks from ORD so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Originfacts’ route records cover the routes we track, not O'Hare International Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.

Full list of destinations: flychicago.com/ohare (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)

Airlines with a hub at ORD

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names ORD, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where ORD is

Calculated

26 km west-northwest

O'Hare International Airport lies 26 km west-northwest of Chicago city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at ORD

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Chicago, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against O'Hare International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:flychicago.com/ohare (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Climate at ORD, month by month

NASA POWER · 2016–2025

Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 41.98°, -87.90° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.

Warmest: July (average high 29°C). Coolest: January (-1°C high, -9°C low). Wettest: July (121 mm); driest: November (47 mm).

Average daily high and low temperature and average monthly precipitation at ORD, 2016–2025
Month	High	Low	Rain
Jan	-1°C	-9°C	47 mm
Feb	2°C	-8°C	52 mm
Mar	9°C	-2°C	80 mm
Apr	14°C	3°C	88 mm
May	21°C	9°C	111 mm
Jun	27°C	15°C	105 mm
Jul	29°C	18°C	121 mm
Aug	28°C	18°C	88 mm
Sep	26°C	14°C	80 mm
Oct	18°C	7°C	102 mm
Nov	9°C	-1°C	47 mm
Dec	2°C	-6°C	50 mm

Airports near Chicago

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

O'Hare International Airport: common questions

Where is O'Hare International Airport?

O'Hare International Airport serves Chicago, United States. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 41.979°, -87.905°.

What are the airport codes for O'Hare International Airport?

The IATA code is ORD and the ICAO code is KORD.

What time zone is ORD in?

O'Hare International Airport is in the America/Chicago time zone.

What is the official website of O'Hare International Airport?

The airport’s official website is flychicago.com/ohare. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

Which airlines are listed on routes from ORD?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Air France and jetBlue on routes from ORD. This is not a complete list of airlines at O'Hare International Airport; check current schedules with the airline.

Where can you fly from ORD?

Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include 9 routes from ORD so far, to 9 destinations in 4 countries: Minneapolis, Tokyo, Paris, New York, Boston, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tampa. These are the routes Originfacts tracks, not O'Hare International Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (flychicago.com/ohare) or the airlines.

How many runways does O'Hare International Airport have?

OurAirports lists 8 open runways at ORD: 10L/28R (3,962 m (13,000 ft), concrete); 09R/27L (3,432 m (11,260 ft), asphalt); 09C/27C (3,427 m (11,245 ft), concrete); 10C/28C (3,292 m (10,800 ft), concrete); and others.

Where can you fly nonstop from ORD?

Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from ORD to 110 destinations in 33 countries, the most in United States (65), Mexico (7) and Canada (2). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.

When did O'Hare International Airport open?

Wikidata gives February 1944 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use O'Hare International Airport?

Wikidata records 84.9 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.

Who owns O'Hare International Airport?

Per Wikidata, ORD is owned by Chicago.

Which airlines have a hub at ORD?

Wikidata lists ORD as a hub of Air United States, Air Wisconsin, American Airlines, Envoy Air, ExpressJet, Mesa Airlines and United Airlines.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from O'Hare International Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q213717 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
Airlines and routesOriginfacts route records — the routes we track, not a full schedule21 May 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)