Flights


The ORD is one in the top ten airports worldwide in terms of how busy they can get. This airport in particular can handle from two to even three million passengers each and every month. This large number explains the insane statistics that the ORD achieves on a consistent basis.

Every month, more than 70,000 flights operate from the ORD, going to 45 countries worldwide, crossing more than 850 routes. These routes are operated by a total of 85 airlines that are currently active at the airport.

O’Hare flights status

Each airline operates from one of the four main terminals at the ORD. They are numbered from one through five, where Terminal 4 is currently unavailable. Each terminal serves a particular purpose, and thus operates specific flights from each airline.

When it comes to domestic flights, they operate from one of the following terminals:

The international terminal is Terminal 5, and most international airlines operate flights to and from it.

O’Hare flights status

If you are worried about the status of your flight at the ORD, then you would be glad to hear that more than 85% of the flights to the ORD are on time! The following is a more comprehensive breakdown of the flight status information:

  • 85.2% are on time;
  • 13.3% are late;
  • 0.2% are very late;
  • And 1.3% are cancelled.

Chicago O'Hare Airport

O’Hare Airport flights today

If your flight is one of the 2,500 flights leaving the ORD every single day, then the following are your most probable destinations:

Within the United States, the most common destination cities are:

  • New York
  • Orlando
  • Indianapolis
  • Kentucky
  • Tampa
  • Philadelphia

It may be important to note that the ORD is actually a very important hub for both United Airlines and American Airlines. It is also a focus city for Frontier and Spirit Airlines.

Outside the United States, the countries that the ORD flights mostly fly to are:

  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
  • China
  • Netherlands
  • Italy