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Class B

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

ID KORD FAA ORD Elev 680 ft Lat 41° 58.72' N Lon 87° 54.29' W Zulu …

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Runways at KORD

16 runway ends on file. Longest: 13,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10L 090° 13,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
28R 270° 13,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
09R 090° 11,260 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
27L 270° 11,260 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
09C 090° 11,245 ft 200 ft concrete Yes —
27C 270° 11,245 ft 200 ft concrete Yes —
10C 090° 10,800 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes —
28C 270° 10,800 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes —
04R 042° 8,075 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
22L 222° 8,075 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
04L 039° 7,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
22R 219° 7,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
09L 090° 7,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
27R 270° 7,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
10R 090° 7,500 ft 150 ft CONCRETE Yes —
28L 270° 7,500 ft 150 ft CONCRETE Yes —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

9 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 135.400
  • ASOS ASOS 135.400
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.600
  • GND GND 121.675
  • TWR TWR 126.900
  • APP APP 119.000
  • DEP DEP 125.000
  • PTD PTD 126.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KORD

  • DME GCO

    Chicago O'Hare

    108.25 MHz · DME 108.25 · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • NDB IA

    Taffs

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB ID

    Inddy

    0.39 MHz · LO · LOW

  • NDB ME

    Deana

    0.35 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • NDB OH

    Leama

    0.37 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB OR

    Chstr

    0.39 MHz · LO · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KORD, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

2 matched · 88 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (88 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·ILLINOIS 43 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD)(KORD) 14 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N41º58.62´ W87º54.49´ 680 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index E NOTAM FILE ORD RWY 10L–28R: H13000X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1118 PCR 1180 R/C/W/U HIRL CL RWY 10L: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 74´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
  • ·RWY 09R–27L: H11260X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1118 PCR 1180 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 09R: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 76´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 77´.
  • ·RWY 09C–27C: H11245X200 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1118 PCR 1180 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 09C: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Antenna. 0.3% down.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·RVR–TMR RWY 10C–28C: H10800X200 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1118 PCR 1180 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 10C: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 80´.
  • ·RVR–TMR RWY 04R–22L: H8075X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1118 PCR 1180 R/C/W/U HIRL CL RWY 04R: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 67´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´.
  • ·RWY 04L–22R: H7500X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1118 PCR 1180 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 22R: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
  • ·RWY 09L–27R: H7500X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–243, 2D–392, 2D/2D2–891 PCR 800 R/C/W/U HIRL CL RWY 09L: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
  • ·RWY 10R–28L: H7500X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–243, 2D–392, 2D/2D2–891 PCR 800 R/C/W/T HIRL CL 0.3% up W RWY 10R: ALSF2.
  • ·RVR–TMR LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 09C TWY TT 8830 RWY 09R TWY TT 8780 RWY 10C TWY GG 9610 RWY 27C TWY VV 9725 RWY 27L TWY VV 9620 RWY 28C TWY Z 9610 RWY 28R TWY SS 10530
  • ·RWY 04L:TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 RWY 04R:TORA–8075 TODA–8075 ASDA–8075 LDA–8075 RWY 09C:TORA–11245 TODA–11245 ASDA–11245 LDA–11245 RWY 09L:TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 RWY 09R:TORA–11260TODA–11260 ASDA–11260 LDA–11260 RWY 10C:TORA–10800 TODA–10800 ASDA–10540 LDA–10540 RWY 10L:TORA–13000 TODA–13000 ASDA–13000 LDA–12246 RWY 10R:TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 RWY 22L:TORA–8075 TODA–8075 ASDA–8075 LDA–8075 RWY 22R: LDA–7300 RWY 27C:TORA–11245 TODA–11245 ASDA–11245 LDA–11245 RWY 27L:TORA–11260 TODA–11260 ASDA–11260 LDA–11260 RWY 27R:TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 RWY 28C:TORA–10800 TODA–10800 ASDA–10800 LDA–10800 RWY 28L:TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 RWY 28R:TORA–13000TODA–13000 ASDA–13000 LDA–13000 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 04R: EMAS RWY 22L: EMAS
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3 LGT Rwy 27L PAPI unusbl byd 8 degs right and 9 degs left of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 09R PAPI unusable byd 5 deg right of cntrln.
  • ·Noise abatement proc in effect from 0400Z‡ to 1300Z‡; ctc amgr 773–686–2255.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE CHICAGO COPTER H–5E, L–28H, A IAP, AD EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 44 ILLINOIS CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·Special Air Traffic Rules—Part 93.
  • ·Pyrotechnics and bird cannons in use.

+ 58 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

CHIOrchard Place

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KORD — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KORD

152 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 61 most recent.

Total events

154

since 1982

Fatal

3

1.9% of total

Last 5 years

9

≈ 1.8/yr

Last 10 years

18

≈ 1.8/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 989,082 ops in 2004

2024 total

757,750

10-yr total

7,888,369

2024 mix

AC/AT 99% · GA 0% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.04

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=17

  • Other 6
  • Ground collision 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=152

  • Other 64
  • Ground collision 28
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 16
  • Stall / spin 13
  • Gear-up landing 9
  • Undershoot / overshoot 5
  • Midair / near-midair 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 4

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-09-11 Boeing,Boeing 737-7H4,737-823 · Other · day →
2019-11-11 Embraer EMB145 · Weather · IMC · day →
2019-08-26 Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 · Weather · IMC · night →
2018-06-21 Boeing 747 · Runway excursion · IMC · day →
2017-06-30 Airbus,BOMBARDIER INC A321 231,CL 600 2B19 · Other · night →
2016-10-28 Boeing 767 · Engine failure · day →
2015-03-14 BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2C10 · Gear-up · day →
2014-09-12 Embraer EMB 145XR · Ground collision · night →
2013-07-17 Cessna 208B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2011-05-16 Embraer,BOMBARDIER INC EMB-145LR,CL-600-2B19 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2006-03-21 Airbus Industrie,Embraer 319,145EP · Stall / spin · day →
2025-02-01 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 · Ground collision · night →
2024-09-25 Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR · Other · day →
2023-10-18 Boeing 787 · Ground collision · night →
2023-09-08 Beech B200 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2022-08-05 Boeing 777 · Weather · night →
2022-06-16 COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2012 TRAVELLER · Other · VMC · day →
2021-10-01 EMBRAER S A,EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR,ERJ 170-200 LR · Ground collision · night →
2019-12-19 Boeing 737 · Other · day →
2019-09-11 Bombardier,Bombardier CL 600 2C10,CL 600 2C10 · Other · day →
2018-07-04 Cessna 208 · Ground collision · day →
2017-06-10 BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2C10 · Engine failure · day →
2015-11-02 Cessna 208B · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2015-08-02 Cessna 208B · Weather · IMC · day →
2015-02-17 Embraer,BOMBARDIER INC EMB 145LR,CL 600 2C10 · Other · night →
2012-05-30 Boeing,Embraer 747,EMB 135KL · Ground collision · day →
2011-09-17 Airbus Industrie A320-211 · Other · VMC · day →
2011-08-08 Embraer,Embraer EMB-135KL,EMB-145LR · Midair / near-midair · day →
2011-06-03 Embraer EMB-145 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-12-04 Boeing,BOMBARDIER INC 747-47UF,CL-600-2C10 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2010-11-02 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2010-08-04 Boeing 767-322 · Stall / spin · day →
2010-03-12 Embraer EMB-145LR · Weather · night →
2009-06-01 — · Under/overshoot · day →
2008-12-15 Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · Stall / spin · night →
2008-09-22 Boeing 757-223 · Engine failure · day →
2008-07-21 Learjet,Embraer 60,145 · Stall / spin · day →
2007-12-16 Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Ground collision · night →
2007-12-14 Boeing 777-222 · Other · day →
2007-10-09 Airbus Industrie A320-232 · Runway excursion · VMC · night →
2007-06-27 Boeing,McDonnell Douglas 777-222,MD 83 · Weather · VMC · day →
2007-04-07 Canadair CL-600-2B19 · Ground collision · night →
2007-03-15 Boeing 767-300 · Birdstrike · night →
2007-02-23 Boeing 777 · Weather · night →
2006-11-07 Airbus,Boeing A-320-200,737-300 · Other · IMC · day →
2006-07-23 Boeing,Boeing 737-322,747 · Under/overshoot · VMC · night →
2006-06-20 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-11-28 McDonnell Douglas MD-10 · Under/overshoot · night →
2005-05-31 Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19 · Other · day →
2004-09-16 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Fire · VMC · day →
2004-07-15 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Weather · VMC · night →
2003-07-17 Boeing B777-222 · Weather · day →
2003-04-01 Boeing 747-422 · Other · day →
2002-11-21 Airbus Industrie A319-131 · Stall / spin · day →
2002-10-24 Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Ground collision · night →
2001-12-28 Boeing 737-522 · Weather · day →
2001-12-13 Boeing 737-322 · Stall / spin · day →
2001-02-10 Beech 1900D · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2000-12-13 McDonnell Douglas,Airbus Industrie DC-9-31,A-340 · Weather · IMC · night →
2000-10-17 Boeing B-727-61 · Ground collision →
2000-08-06 Aerospatiale,Boeing ATR-42-2000,B-747-422 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →

+ 91 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KORD

6 de-identified reports reference this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in IL

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KORD — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

2,147

Flight Instructors

A&P

6,104

Mechanics

AME

49

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

13

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

9

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

11

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

43

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

ODA

4

Organizational Designations

Schools

64

Flight Schools

FBO

67

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

56

Flying Clubs

Repair

8

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

40

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KORD

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Adam Milnes Des Plaines IL 3 nm
Alan Wayne Zielinski Niles IL 5 nm
Alexander Quinn Waterloo Forest Park IL 8 nm
Michael Biewenga Arlington Heights IL 8 nm
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 13 nm
Gerry F Ventrella Chicago IL 13 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Chicago IL 13 nm
Logan Arlis West Chicago IL 15 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 18 nm
Ronald Neal Ridenour Naperville IL 18 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KORD

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Igor Valeryevich Kononov Rosemont IL 2 nm
Tomasz Wojcik Bensenville IL 2 nm
Maurizio Hatem Ben Abdallah Franklin Park IL 3 nm
Perry Ewald Heidinger Des Plaines IL 3 nm
Norman Paul Mosk Des Plaines IL 3 nm
Dirk Holger Schaefer Des Plaines IL 3 nm
Jeffrey Michael Cortez Des Plaines IL 3 nm
John Keith Szmurlo Des Plaines IL 3 nm
Matthew Jose Des Plaines IL 3 nm
David Aaron Major Des Plaines IL 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KORD

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
George Hernandez Schiller Park IL 2 nm
Scot William Raimer Schiller Park IL 2 nm
Thor G Bergquist Iii Schiller Park IL 2 nm
Jose Louis Cabrera Schiller Park IL 2 nm
Minjia Zhang Schiller Park IL 2 nm
Anees Abdulla Saleh Schiller Park IL 2 nm
Keith Waldon Bedard Bensenville IL 2 nm
Peter Luigi Mastronuzzi Bensenville IL 2 nm
Claudio Prunotto Bensenville IL 2 nm
Claudio Rauzi Bensenville IL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KORD

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 8 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 16 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 16 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 23 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 36 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 37 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 54 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 58 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 58 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 65 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.