All About Hare Airport

Introduction

All about Hare airport is about Chicago O'Hare International Airport, is a major United States airport located in the northwestern section of Chicago, Illinois. It is approximately 17 miles of the Chicago Loop. Serving the Chicago area, it is the primary airport with a secondary airport Chicago Midway International Airport, about 10 miles closer to the Chicago Loop. The airport is managed by the City of Chicago Department of Aviation.

Before the federal imposed regulations on O’Hare airport in 2005, it was the busiest in world for takeoffs and landings. It is now the world’s third busiest international airport in terms of passengers, and the second in terms of airplane movements. As far as international destinations with 60

O'Hare has a strong international presence, with flights to more than 60 foreign destinations it only gets beat by three other airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, Los Angeles International Airport and Miami International Airport.

History

Named after the first flying ace of the US Navy, Edward O'Hare, who was the recipient of the Medal of Honor while serving in World War II. The airport was built during WW II for construction of the Douglas C-54s due to its closed proximity to a railroad and to access the large work force of one of the largest cities in the United States at time.

After the war non-military flights did not start until 1955 and by 1956 O’Hare was serving over 10 airlines including Eastern, Delta, Pan Am and TWA. After deregulation in the 80s, St. Louis became a main hub for TWA and other airlines also moved for more competitive rates. Deregulation created competition between the airlines with the benefits to the passengers. Passengers were able to save due to lower fares and the industry itself grew by 32% while travel grew by 55% with the cost of travel dropping 17%. During the 2nd decade the prices for travelers drop 20% and the amount of people traveling went up from 275 million to 600 million.

Features

There are four passenger terminals that serve 182 gates. International flights arrive through Terminal 5. Terminal 1 has 53 gates and serves United Airlines and Star Alliance. Terminal 2 serves US Airway, United Express and Delta Airlines with a total of 38 gates. Terminal 3 serves American Airlines and a total of 80 gates. Terminal 5 is for international flights and 21 gates.

All About Hare Airport includes two cargo areas which includes warehouses and parking. There are a couple of satellite cargo locations but no parking. There are 7 runways and they are being redirected so none of will cross or intersect. This is to prevent any possible collisions.

 

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