How many airlines fly out of Chicago?

How many airlines are flying from Chicago Chicago Ohare International (ORD)? There are 48 airlines flying from Chicago to 296 airports around the world, as of September 2023.



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United is the largest airline here by counting the number of departures with around 2911 scheduled take-offs every week. The second largest operator from Chicago Ohare International is American Airlines. Airbus A380 is the largest aircraft operating here among other big planes such as the Boeing 747 and the Boeing 777.

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Chicago O'Hare International Airport, sometimes referred to as Chicago O'Hare, or simply O'Hare, is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately 17 miles northwest of the Loop business district.

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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport remains the busiest airport in the world with 5.2 million seats in September 2023. The composition of the Global Top 10 Busiest Airports is also the same as last month but there are a few changes to the rankings.

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Because Chicago is a large city that has enough travelers to fill the the need for two airports. O'Hare is north, Midway is south and there's a possibility of a third coming to the south suburbs. Both airports are very busy.

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In 1949, the City renamed the facility O'Hare Airport to honor Edward Butch O'Hare, the U.S. Navy's first flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.

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Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) is one of the world's largest airports, ranking second globally in passenger numbers and third in aircraft movements. DFW was built between 1967 and 1973 and became operational on January 13, 1974, with American Airlines' first commercial flight.

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As a general average, Chicago O'Hare (KORD) seems to do somewhere between 1.5 and 2 operations per minute (so roughly one takeoff or landing every 30-40 seconds).

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Top 10 Largest Airports in the United States
  1. Denver International Airport, Colorado (DEN) ...
  2. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas (DFW) ...
  3. Orlando International Airport, Florida (MCO) ...
  4. Washington (Dulles) International Airport, Washington, D.C. ...
  5. George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX (IAH)


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Currently, the bragging rights for the longest flight in the world belong to Singapore Airlines' New York City to Singapore route. Its longest flight path, which connects Singapore's Changi Airport with New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, 9,585 miles away, takes 18 hours and 40 minutes.

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Charles de Gaulle Airport is the biggest airport in Europe based on its land size and the third based on its estimated passenger traffic after Istanbul Atatürk Airport and Istanbul Airport.

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