ORD
Transportation & Travel abbreviation · Airport Code
| Stands for | O'Hare International Airport |
|---|---|
| Categories | Transportation & Travel |
ORD stands for O'Hare International Airport, an airport code abbreviation.
Chicago's primary airport, about 17 miles northwest of the Loop, and a major hub for both United Airlines, headquartered in Chicago, and American Airlines. With eight runways, it regularly ranks first in the world for aircraft takeoffs and landings.
Example: Snow is falling at ORD, and United has canceled more than 300 flights this afternoon.
Usage notes
ICAO code KORD. The code comes from Orchard Field: during World War II Douglas built C-54 transports in a plant at Orchard Place, and the field kept the ORD code after it was renamed in 1949 for Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, the first US naval aviator awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II. O'Hare was the world's busiest airport by passengers from the early 1960s until Atlanta overtook it in 1998.
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