ORD · Chicago, United States
Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
--:--:-- · CDT (UTC-05:00) · 41.9786° N, 87.9048° W
O'Hare International Airport
Airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ORD
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3754; ident KORD; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flychicago.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
O'Hare International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
25 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ORD / KORD
OurAirports ident
KORD
GPS / local code
KORD / ORD
ISO region
US-IL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flychicago.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q213717
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:23 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CDT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
CDT
America/Chicago · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
25 km
Approximate distance to central Chicago.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
4 passenger terminals
Runways
8 runways
Longest runway
13,000 ft / 3,962 m
Runway surface
asphalt (4), concrete (4)
Opened / operator
1944 · Chicago Department of Aviation
Owner / entity
Chicago
Hub airlines
American Airlines, United Airlines
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
25 source-backed signals
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Chicago, United States. Chicago's built-up core sits roughly 25 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Chicago (UTC-05:00, CDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD / KORD) is at 41.9786° N, 87.9048° W, elevation 680 ft (207 m), serving Chicago, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Chicago is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Chicago: 25 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ORD.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD / KORD)
O'Hare International Airport · Airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States
Known label 1
CHI
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ORD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Orchard Place
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ORD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KORD · KORD · ORD · US-IL
flychicago.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the primary international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of downtown.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ORD; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the primary international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of downtown.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Bensenville
bensenville · 3.9 km from ORD
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 18,440 · city coordinates 41.9550, -87.9401
2. Franklin Park
franklin-park · 5.8 km from ORD
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 18,312 · city coordinates 41.9353, -87.8656
3. Elk Grove Village
elk-grove-village · 6.1 km from ORD
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 33,238 · city coordinates 42.0039, -87.9703
4. Des Plaines
des-plaines · 6.3 km from ORD
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 58,677 · city coordinates 42.0334, -87.8834
5. Park Ridge
park-ridge · 6.4 km from ORD
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 37,757 · city coordinates 42.0111, -87.8406
6. Addison
addison-4882920 · 8.7 km from ORD
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 37,208 · city coordinates 41.9317, -87.9890
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. MDW KMDW
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
25 km from ORD · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 620 ft (189 m) · airport coordinates 41.7860, -87.7524
2. MKE KMKE
General Mitchell International Airport · Milwaukee
108 km from ORD · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 723 ft (220 m) · airport coordinates 42.9472, -87.8966
3. GRR KGRR
Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids
220 km from ORD · America/Detroit · +1h · elevation 794 ft (242 m) · airport coordinates 42.8808, -85.5228
4. IND KIND
Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis
286 km from ORD · America/Indiana/Indianapolis · +1h · elevation 797 ft (243 m) · airport coordinates 39.7173, -86.2944
Route-time reference set
1. ORD-MKE
Milwaukee · 108 km · 58m
America/Chicago · +0h from ORD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ORD-GRR
Grand Rapids · 220 km · 1h 7m
America/Detroit · +1h from ORD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ORD-IND
Indianapolis · 286 km · 1h 12m
America/Indiana/Indianapolis · +1h from ORD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
8 runways
Longest runway 13,000 ft / 3,962 m. 8 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (4), concrete (4)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ORD.
Runway identifiers
04L/22R · 04R/22L · 09C/27C · 09L/27R · 09R/27L · 10C/28C
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. MDW KMDW
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago · 25 km from ORD
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 620 ft (189 m) · 41.7860, -87.7524
2. MKE KMKE
General Mitchell International Airport · Milwaukee · 108 km from ORD
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 723 ft (220 m) · 42.9472, -87.8966
3. GRR KGRR
Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids · 220 km from ORD
large airport · America/Detroit · united-states · 794 ft (242 m) · 42.8808, -85.5228
4. IND KIND
Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis · 286 km from ORD
large airport · America/Indiana/Indianapolis · united-states · 797 ft (243 m) · 39.7173, -86.2944
5. DTW KDTW
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit · 376 km from ORD
large airport · America/Detroit · united-states · 645 ft (197 m) · 42.2138, -83.3538
6. STL KSTL
St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis · 415 km from ORD
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 618 ft (188 m) · 38.7487, -90.3700
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
O'Hare is Chicago's primary international airport and one of the main connecting hubs in the United States.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ORD.
Source note 2
The airfield is notable for its eight-runway layout.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ORD.
Source note 3
The airport is operated by the Chicago Department of Aviation and covers 7,627 acres.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ORD.
Source note 4
It is the airport with the most runways in the world, with eight.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ORD.
Country and authority
ORD sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). ORD is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
ORD is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with CHI, Orchard Place. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the primary international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of downtown. Location cue: Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the primary international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of downtown.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q213717 · O'Hare International Airport. Owner / owning body: Chicago. Administrative area: Chicago. Named after: Chicago · Edward O'Hare
Field and clock profile
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is a low-elevation field at 680 ft (207 m), positioned at 41.9786° N, 87.9048° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 8 runways and a longest runway of 13,000 ft / 3,962 m. The airport clock uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Bensenville is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.9 km. MDW Chicago is the closest retained airport alternative at 25 km.
Country airport peers
ORD is compared with MDW Chicago at 25 km, MKE Milwaukee at 108 km, GRR Grand Rapids at 220 km, IND Indianapolis at 286 km, DTW Detroit at 376 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ORD-MKE Milwaukee: 108 km, about 58m, +0h. ORD-GRR Grand Rapids: 220 km, about 1h 7m, +1h. ORD-IND Indianapolis: 286 km, about 1h 12m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KORD backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flychicago.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
American Airlines, United Airlines
Terminal footprint
4 passenger terminals
Runway footprint
8 runways · longest 13,000 ft / 3,962 m
Runway identifiers
04L/22R, 04R/22L, 09C/27C, 09L/27R
OurAirports classifies ORD as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Chicago.
ORD (KORD) is a low-elevation field at 680 ft (207 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ORD also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as major chicago hub for american airlines and united airlines..
ORD's runway record lists 8 runways, with the longest runway at 13,000 ft / 3,962 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (4), concrete (4).
Chicago Department of Aviation is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ORD.
- O'Hare is Chicago's primary international airport and one of the main connecting hubs in the United States.
- The airfield is notable for its eight-runway layout.
- The airport is operated by the Chicago Department of Aviation and covers 7,627 acres.
- It is the airport with the most runways in the world, with eight.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flychicago.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ORD
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ORD uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is about 25 km from central Chicago; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
MDW Chicago is the closest retained alternate at 25 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flychicago.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ORD inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ORD ranks #59 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ORD shares America/Chicago with AUS Austin US · BHM Birmingham US · BNA Nashville US · DAL Dallas US · DFW Dallas-Fort Worth US · DSM Des Moines US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ORD is 680 ft (207 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include LBA 681 ft (208 m) (1 ft delta) · OSL 681 ft (208 m) (1 ft delta) · TUL 677 ft (206 m) (3 ft delta) · VKO 685 ft (209 m) (5 ft delta) · MSQ 670 ft (204 m) (10 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ORD's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are MDW 25 km +0h · MKE 108 km +0h · GRR 220 km +1h · IND 286 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | MKE | 108 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Grand Rapids | GRR | 220 km | 1h 7m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Indianapolis | IND | 286 km | 1h 12m | +1h | --:--:-- |
ORD to MKE
Milwaukee
Distance 108 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from ORD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ORD to GRR
Grand Rapids
Distance 220 km; estimated travel window 1h 7m; destination zone America/Detroit is +1h from ORD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ORD to IND
Indianapolis
Distance 286 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/Indiana/Indianapolis is +1h from ORD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Chicago is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ORD, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Bensenville
bensenville · 3.9 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Franklin Park
franklin-park · 5.8 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Elk Grove Village
elk-grove-village · 6.1 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Des Plaines
des-plaines · 6.3 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Park Ridge
park-ridge · 6.4 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Addison
addison-4882920 · 8.7 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Elmhurst
elmhurst · 9.3 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Melrose Park
melrose-park · 9.5 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Niles
niles · 9.5 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mount Prospect
mount-prospect · 10 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Elmwood Park
elmwood-park · 10 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bellwood
bellwood · 11 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is associated in the current source trail with American Airlines, United Airlines, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Milwaukee (MKE), Grand Rapids (GRR), Indianapolis (IND). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Major Chicago hub for American Airlines and United Airlines..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 4 passenger terminals.
- Runway footprint: 8 runways; longest runway 13,000 ft / 3,962 m; identifiers 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 09C/27C.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (4), concrete (4); 8 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Chicago Department of Aviation.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1944.
- Network role: American Airlines, United Airlines.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ORD. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Chicago Midway International AirportMDW
Chicago · large airport
- Distance
- 25 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 620 ft (189 m)
Compare against MDW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
General Mitchell International AirportMKE
Milwaukee · large airport
- Distance
- 108 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 723 ft (220 m)
Compare against MKE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Gerald R. Ford International AirportGRR
Grand Rapids · large airport
- Distance
- 220 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 794 ft (242 m)
Compare against GRR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Indianapolis International AirportIND
Indianapolis · large airport
- Distance
- 286 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 797 ft (243 m)
Compare against IND when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in?▾
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-05:00, CDT).
What are the codes for Chicago O'Hare International Airport?▾
Chicago O'Hare International Airport uses IATA code ORD and ICAO code KORD.
Where is Chicago O'Hare International Airport located?▾
Chicago O'Hare International Airport is located in Chicago, United States at coordinates 41.9786° N, 87.9048° W, with an elevation of 680 ft (207 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Chicago O'Hare International Airport from central Chicago?▾
Chicago O'Hare International Airport sits roughly 25 km from the nearest mapped city center for Chicago.
Which route reference is most useful from ORD?▾
Milwaukee (MKE) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone America/Chicago, and a +0h difference from ORD.
Which authority regulates ORD?▾
Chicago O'Hare International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to ORD?▾
ORD's curated peers in United States on this site include MDW Chicago, MKE Milwaukee, GRR Grand Rapids, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Chicago O'Hare International Airport have?▾
Chicago O'Hare International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 8 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 13,000 ft / 3,962 m; identifiers include 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 09C/27C.