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- ORD Airport Contact
10000 Bessie Coleman Dr
Chicago, IL 60666
United States
Phone: 8008326352
Email: aviation@flychicago.com
Website for Chicago O’Hare Airport: http://www.flychicago.com
- ORD Airport Overview
O’Hare International Airport ORD is located 17 miles northwest of the Chicago Loop in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, and is near the Tristate Tollway (I-294) and close to I-90. The Airport counted 69.3 million passengers in 2008. It has presently seven runways and is an important hub for United and American Airlines. A multitude of domestic and foreign airlines offer direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. At present, O'Hare Airport has four Passenger Terminals: T-1 with Concourses B & C; T-2 with Concourses E & F; T-3 with Concourses G, H, K & L; (there is presently no T-4); and T-5 with Concourse M (the official International Terminal). The former T-4 terminal was turned into a transportation center.
O'Hare International Airport's passenger terminals provide a variety of special passenger services--a diverse mix of local and national retail stores, hotels & motels, shops, restaurants, snack bars, lounges, and cafés. It also offers a full-service business support and a large conference center, as well as a health club, a massage center, and a salon. It has customer service personnel, information representatives, Chicago police, and medical staff available to assist you at any time. Lost and need help? - look out for the Volunteers in red T-Shirts and a sign around their neck "May I Help". They can help make your travel experience less stressful. If you are delayed and you’re with kids, check out the “Kids on the Fly” exhibit in Terminal Two post-security. The exhibit’s interactive displays include an air traffic control tower, a fantasy helicopter, a cargo plane and more fun gizmos.
Passengers transferring from International to Domestic Terminal: After exiting the Federal Inspection and luggage re-check areas, proceed up one level to the Airport Transit System where you can easily connect to either terminals 1, 2 or 3 for domestic flights. A free shuttle train running every few minutes can take you there. Also, passengers needing to transfer to Midway Airport can take the Omega Shuttle (773-483-6634) or take the CTA Blue line to downtown and change to the orange line to Midway.
If you need to pick up a passenger at the Airport, use the free Cell Phone Lot located at Economy Parking Lot F. (Exit I-190 at North Mannheim Road and follow the signs to Economy Parking F/Cell Phone Lot). Stay with your car until your party has arrived, collected luggage and calls you to be picked up at the curb. Other parking options are: 1. Valet Parking at Parking Garage, Level 1, with a short walk to your terminal and the comfort of a covered drop-off/pick-up area--the dedicated exit lane into/out of O'Hare saves you valuable time; 2. Hourly Parking under 3 hrs. at Garage Level 1; 3. Daily Parking on Garage Levels 2-6 and Outside Lots B and C in front of the Garage. 4. Lot D parking is for International/Terminal 5 parking and also provides short-term parking for 'meeters and greeters' parking three hours or less. 5. Lot E--park and walk to the ATS station for transportation to Terminals and a shuttle bus aislso available for transportation to the ATS station in Lot E--wait at any of the Shuttle Bus stops located in Lot E--allow at least 30 minutes to get from Lot E to the Terminals. Economy parking is available at Lots G, E adn F: Lot G--free shuttle buses run 24/7 to the ATS station in Lot E--allow at least 30 minutes to get from Lot G to the terminal. Use Credit Card In / Credit Card Out for the quickest exit. Lot F--shuttle buses run 24/7 to the ATS station on Lot E--allow at least 45 minutes to get to the terminals from F Lot. The 'Kiss n Fly' Lot can be accessed via I-190--drivers should use the International Terminal exit to Bessie Coleman Drive; turn left at the traffic light on Bessie Coleman and follow it north to the Kiss 'n' Fly entrance - or via If motorists Higgins Road--follow Mannheim south to Zemke Road, turn right on Zemke, and follow the road to the Kiss 'n' Fly entrance. A shuttle bus to/from the METRA Station near the F Lot runs from the Kiss 'n' Fly point. The shuttle leaves the Kiss 'n' Fly 15 minutes before the METRA train is scheduled to arrive at the station to drop off and pick up passengers.
To get from the Airport to your destination you have the option of renting a car, taking a taxi or limo, or take se CTA's Blue Line as a fast way to/from the airport, avoiding traffic or the Metra and other regional train and bus information may be obtained by going to the website for the Chicago Area Regional Transportation Authority. The Bus/Shuttle Center is on the ground level (Level 1 near elevator center 3) of the elevated parking garage. This center is the central pick-up facility for regional and hotel courtesy buses, airport rental car agencies and parking shuttles. It is easily accessible by pedestrian tunnels from Terminals 1, 2, and 3. Some regional buses also pick up at Terminal 5. Pace bus picks up at the "Kiss and Fly" area.
- Main Terminal / Concourses at Chicago O’Hare ORD Airport
There are four Main Terminals (1, 2, 3, 5) each with multiple concourses. Terminal Five (5) is the International Terminal.
