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5 things you didn't know about Chicago O'Hare
Verified by the CompareFlights team- 1The 'ORD' code stands for 'Orchard Field' — the airport's original 1942 name, before it was renamed in 1949 for Lieutenant Commander Edward 'Butch' O'Hare, the first US Naval aviator to receive the Medal of Honor in WWII.
- 2ORD has its own US Postal Service ZIP code (60666) and an internal helmsman crew of dedicated USPS workers who sort mail directly inside the airport.
- 3The walkway between Concourses B and C inside Terminal 1 features Helmut Jahn's 'Sky's the Limit' — a 744-foot neon kinetic art installation that's been delighting connecting passengers since 1987.
- 4ORD's air traffic control tower is the busiest in the FAA system by aircraft movements — handling roughly 2,500 takeoffs and landings on a normal weekday, more than two per minute around the clock.
- 5ORD is one of only two US airports (with PHL) where the CTA Blue Line train runs 24 hours a day — you can catch a train at 3 AM and be downtown in 45 minutes for the price of a coffee.
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How do I find the cheapest flights from Chicago O'Hare?
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Which airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare?
Chicago O'Hare (ORD) is served by carriers including United Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, ANA, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Availability varies by season and route.
What are the most popular destinations from ORD?
Top routes from Chicago O'Hare include London (LHR), Paris (CDG), Cancún (CUN), Rome (FCO), Madrid (MAD), Dubai (DXB). See the full destination table above for live prices.