O'Hare International Airport
O’Hare Airport Today
- O’Hare is the nation’s only dual hub airport. The two airlines that have a hub at O’Hare are United and American Airlines.
- Chicago’s airports generate approximately 514,000 jobs for the region and nearly $37 billion a year in economic development.
- More than 76.5 million passengers passed through the airport in 2005 while over 972,000 flight operations took place.
- The FAA has issued its Record of Decision in favor of the O’Hare Modernization Program, which will decrease delay and increase capacity by creating a parallel runway system.
- More than 1.7 million tons of freight and mail are moved through O’Hare each year.
- Chicago remains committed to noise reduction and works closely with 36 communities surrounding O’Hare and Midway Airports, providing millions of dollars in residential and school soundproofing.
- O’Hare’s focus on customer service is enhanced by multi-lingual information representatives stationed throughout the airport.
- O’Hare offers travelers a taste of Chicago through its concessions program. Favorite local establishments and nationally recognized chains make up the airport’s wide variety of food, beverage and retail offerings.
- On September 30, 2005, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a Record of Decision in favor of the O’Hare Modernization Program. Mayor Daley and U.S. Senator Richard Durbin joined business leaders for a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony that initiated the first phase of the project
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