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KORD · ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

41.97860°N
-87.90480°W
ARR / DAY
847
▼ 14.9%
DEP / DAY
1,219
▼ 8.7%
ON-TIME
77.3% Top 25%
arr · avg 5 min
dep · 100% · avg 8 min cal
AVG DELAY
5 min
7d window

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD/ORD) is a large international airport located in Chicago, IL, 16 mi north west of Chicago. It features 11 runways with the longest being 13,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 847 arrivals and 1,219 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 47 carriers across 248 routes. The most active carrier is United Airlines (UAL). The busiest route is to La Guardia Airport (KLGA). On-time performance averages 77% with an average delay of 5 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 18 seconds.

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
15m 5a 17m 6a 19m 7a 20m 8a 23m 9a 25m 10a 26m 11a 25m 12p

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 120.750 24
TWR 121.150 24
TWR 126.900 24
TWR 128.150 24
TWR 132.700 24
TWR 133.000 24
TWR 348.000 24
GND 118.050 24
GND 121.675 24
GND 121.750 24
GND 121.900 24
GND 124.125 24
GND 134.150 24
GND 226.675 24
CLR 121.600 24
ATIS 135.400 24
ATIS 282.225 24
APCH 119.000 —
APCH 120.550 —
APCH 124.350 —
APCH 125.700 —
APCH 128.200 —
APCH 133.500 —
APCH 133.625 —
APCH 292.125 —
APCH 306.925 —
APCH 349.000 —
APCH 350.325 —
APCH 353.875 —
APCH 377.150 —
DEP 126.625 —
DEP 128.575 —
DEP 327.075 —
DEP 351.675 —
UNICOM 122.950 —
OTHER 119.250 24
CD/S 119.250 24
OTHER 119.625 24
PRM 119.625 24
CLASS B 120.550 —
LCL/P 120.750 24
LCL/P 121.150 24
EMERG 121.500 24
OTHER 121.600 24
CD/P 121.600 24
OTHER 126.625 —
OHARE DP 126.625 —
OTHER 126.800 24
VFR ADZY 126.800 24
LCL/P 126.900 24
OTHER 128.050 24
PRM 128.050 24
LCL/P 128.150 24
CLASS B 128.200 —
OTHER 128.575 —
OHARE DP 128.575 —
LCL/P 132.700 24
LCL/P 133.000 24
CLASS B 133.500 —
EMERG 243.000 24
OTHER 252.100 24
ALCP 252.100 24
CLASS B 306.925 —
OTHER 327.075 —
OHARE DP 327.075 —
LCL/P 348.000 24
CLASS B 349.000 —
OTHER 351.675 —
OHARE DP 351.675 —
CLASS B 353.875 —
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAU
Elevation:
680 ft
Mag var:
3° W
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KORD · last 7d

150 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 6 PM · 1 movement every 18 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ORDMKE
Milwaukee, US
SKY West Aviation 122 0h 29m
ORDLGA
New York, US
United Airlines 103 2h 9m
ORDSBN
South Bend, US
SKY West Aviation 101 0h 30m
ORDIAH
Houston, US
United Airlines 98 2h 22m
ORDDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 88 2h 17m
ORDDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 88 2h 25m
ORDDCA
Washington, US
United Airlines 86 1h 52m
ORDEWR
Newark, US
United Airlines 85 2h 5m
ORDDCA
Washington, US
American Airlines 78 1h 57m
ORDFWA
Fort Wayne, US
SKY West Aviation 76 0h 44m
ORDLGA
New York, US
American Airlines 75 2h 13m
ORDCLT
Charlotte, US
American Airlines 71 1h 39m
ORDPHX
Phoenix, US
American Airlines 69 3h 34m
ORDGRR
Grand Rapids, US
SKY West Aviation 69 0h 36m
ORDSFO
San Francisco, US
United Airlines 68 4h 12m
ORDMIA
Miami, US
American Airlines 66 2h 50m
ORDIND
Indianapolis, US
Republic Airlines 66 0h 46m
ORDLAX
Los Angeles, US
United Airlines 65 4h 20m
ORDBOS
Boston, US
American Airlines 63 2h 20m
ORDLEX
Lexington, US
SKY West Aviation 63 1h 6m
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