ORD Airport terminals ORD has 4 terminals: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and Terminal 5, with a total of 191 gates throughout the airport. The Terminal 5 project increased the terminals gate capacity by 25% to improve efficiency and reduce delays. The Hilton Chicago O'Hare is between the terminal core and parking garage and is currently the only hotel on airport property. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune), Passengers choose food items inside of Delta Air Lines new Delta Sky Club in Terminal 5 at O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 31, 2023. All Rights Reserved. Douglas considered building airliners at Orchard, but chose to concentrate civil production at its headquarters in Santa Monica, California. The OMP included the construction of four new runways, lengthening two existing runways, and decommissioning three old runways to provide O'Hare with six parallel runways and two crosswind runways. It opeartes domestic flights under Concourses E and F with 41 gates. "While the pandemic hit the aviation industry hard, it did allow for T-5 construction to progress more quickly as travel demand dropped in 2020 and decreased demand for gates," Rhee said. [28] Its IATA code (ORD) remained unchanged, however, resulting in O'Hare being one of the few IATA codes bearing no connection to the airport's name or metropolitan area. "Nineteen commissions featuring more than 20 artists that represent the breath and diversity in our city are planned across three critical sites, the international arrivals corridors the baggage claim and the passenger level concourse other pieces will be completed and unveiled throughout 2023," said Erin Harkey, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events commissioner. The new concessions are expected to open in phases throughout 2023. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at the grand opening of the newly expanded Terminal 5 at O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 31, 2023. The Air Force removed active-duty units from O'Hare and turned the station over to Continental Air Command, enabling them to base reserve and Air National Guard units there. Runway 9R/27L (now 10L/28R) opened in 1968 and runway 4R/22L in 1971. It also includes a $3.5 million public art plan hailed as the citys "largest single acquisition of works by Chicago artists in 30 years.". The CTA Blue Line's north terminus is at O'Hare and provides direct service to downtown via the MilwaukeeDearborn subway in the Loop and continuing to west suburban Forest Park. [41] O'Hare's three pairs of angled runways were meant to allow takeoffs into the wind, but they came at a cost: the various intersecting runways were both dangerous and inefficient. Parking facilities: Main Parking Garage Lot A. Southwest said it will operate daily flights from OHare, operating out of three gates in Terminal 5, to Nashville, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, and Baltimore/Washington, D.C. What does Southwest boarding position mean? Southwest follows an open seating style, meaning there are no assigned seats. Lightfoot is now in the cockpit fighting for her own political life and bringing the airport project in for a landing. [CDATA[// >