Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois. The airport is spread in an area of 7,627 acres (3,087 ha) of land and is approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Loop business district and 15 miles to downtown. The airport is opened in 1944 and being operated by the Chicago Department of Aviation. The airport serves non-stop flights to apparox. 214 destinations in North America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania.
Some of the popular airlines that are being served are Southwest, Aer Lingus, AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air Choice One, Air France, Air India, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, All Nippon, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Boutique Air, British Airways, Cape Air, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta, Denver Air Connection (Key Lime Air), EVA Air, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, Finnair, Frontier Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Icelandair, Interjet Airlines, Japan Airlines, JetBlue, KLM Royal Dutch, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Norwegian, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, SWISS, Scandinavian Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country, Swoop, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, VivaAerobus, Volaris Airlines. And among all these airlines, the airport is hub for some popular airlines i.e. United Airlines and American Airlines, whereas Frontier and Spirit Airlines are known as for focus cities.
The airport being one of the finest airports assures travellers for serving non-stop flights to 167 domestic cities and 61 international countries. The Airport has 4 terminals, each terminal has different opening and closing time such as Terminal 1 checkpoints are open 4am-8:30pm; Terminal 2 checkpoints are open 4am-8:30pm; Terminal 3 checkpoints are open 3:15am-10pm; Terminal 4 checkpoints are open 24 hours. The airport has 9 Concourses, and 191 gates. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) being one of the renowned airports in the city also enable passengers to have comfortable waiting time at the airport therefore it is well-facilitated such as Unlimited free Wi-Fi internet access, Power Stations, Banking Services, Business Center, Spa Center, Multi-Modal Facility (MMF), Art exhibitions, etc.
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