AirportsChicago O'Hare International Airport is a large airport serving Chicago, in Illinois, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ORD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ORD
- ICAO code
- KORD
- City
- Chicago
- State or region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.9786° N, 87.9048° W
- Elevation
- 207 m (680 ft)
- Runways
- 8
- Longest runway
- 3,962 m (13,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ORD means Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KORD. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.9786° N, 87.9048° W. It stands 207 metres (680 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chicago O'Hare International Airport has 8 runways in the data. The longest is 3,962 metres (13,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10L/28R | 3,962 m 13,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 09R/27L | 3,432 m 11,260 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09C/27C | 3,427 m 11,245 ft | 61 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 10C/28C | 3,292 m 10,800 ft | 61 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 04R/22L | 2,461 m 8,075 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04L/22R | 2,286 m 7,500 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09L/27R | 2,286 m 7,500 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10R/28L | 2,286 m 7,500 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Midway International AirportChicago | MDW | 25 km |
| Gary/Chicago International AirportGary | GYY | 57 km |
| Michigan City Municipal AirportMichigan City | MGC | 95 km |
| Chicago Rockford International AirportChicago/Rockford | RFD | 101 km |
| General Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee | MKE | 108 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,022 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,943 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,641 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,344 km | 8 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,188 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,802 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,051 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,124 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,862 km | 18 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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