Chicago
The Chicago O’Hare airport is also known as the O’Hare Field or O’Hare Airport and is a major airport located on the northwestern corner of Chicago, Illinois. It is known to be the primary and the largest hub for important airlines like United Airlines and American Airlines. This is operated by the City of Chicago, Department of Aviation and it is also associated with an umbrella regional authority.
It has been voted as the “Best Airport in North America”, for the past 10 years and by different travel magazines like “Travelers” and “Global Travelers”.
History about the airport
The O’Hare airport was constructed during the year 1942 and 1943. It was initially a manufacturing plant for the Douglas C-54’s during the time of the World War II. The airport is connected through a narrow strip of land to the city of Chicago, which is around 61m wide.
Terminals
The airport has four terminals, which are operational. O’Hare carries 182 aircraft gates through those four terminals. They are all for domestic use except for terminal number 5, which is exclusively for international aircrafts.
There are two concourses in the terminal. Concourse B has 22 gates, Concourse A has 29 gates, Concourse E has 16 gates, and Concourse F has 14 gates and the rest of the concourses have 80 gates.
Cargo Carriers
There are two major cargo carriers in the O’ Hare airport, which have their own warehouses. The Southwest area of the airport accommodates 80% of the cargo and the rest accommodates the other 10-20%.
Runways
There are around 7 air carrier runways that are arranged in a parallel set of 3. But the runways are all interconnected, which makes it impossible for the flights to take off during rough weather and leads to congestion of air traffic.
Access to the Airport
Cars are accessible to the airport via the enter and exit point I-190, which is also referred by the local residents as “the world’s busiest Cul-de-Sac”, which means a one way access. Also, there are sub-way routes and commuter trains from the city.
Intra Transportation
The airport is also very well connected via long automated trains or metros. They carry people from the terminals to the baggage concourse or the exit points. Also, the metros run to certain areas in the city from the airport.
Interesting Facts
The airport also has some great food joints and shopping areas. You can put your hands on some great stuff while your there waiting to board your flight.
