The MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION of Chicago O'Hare - ORD21 Updates

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Modernizing Chicago O'Hare International Airport has been on the agenda for years. The Chicago Department of Aviation unveiled its "ORD21" plan in 2018 to transform ORD into a proper world-class aviation hub for the 21st Century. In this video, we will briefly review some updates regarding the plan and what changes it will bring to one of the country's (and the world's) busiest airports.

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00:00 Intro
01:50 Global Terminal
04:19 Satellite 1
05:30 Satellite 2
06:50 More ORD Updates

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[MatthewL]

Has anyone walked to the newer terminal 5 gates recently? Prepare. I’m a marathon runner and that arduous march to our Icelandair flight was like walking to Kenosha WI. planning for humans to use the space. No trains. Minimal moving sidewalks with some out of order. Whoever planned that layout…..fail.

[Lucas-vokr]

This looks great, also worth noting that the CTA Blue line that connects to O’Hare is getting brand new rail cars and is in line for several station upgrades along the way to downtown. So in a few years flying to Chicago via O’Hare should be a totally modern experience

[donnyyario]

Heya. So the city and state wanted the satellite concourses built first to preserve gate capacity while terminal 2 is being demolished. In 23, the airlines wanted the global terminal to be completed first because they see it as the most important part of the project and have realistic concerns about the budget overruns if the satellite concourses were built first. From what I understand, they've come to a compromise and will build one satellite concourse then begin construction on the global terminal. Once it's finished, they'll begin construction on the second satellite.

[davidweissman]

Ty for mentioning the need for moving walkways. It makes me crazy how long the walks are here. I’m ORD based and fly every other week.

[Thatguyjack]

Very exciting stuff to say the least as ohare is my home airport. It’s super cool to see what these projects will look like when completed. It reminds me of airports like Helsinki, Doha and Singapore a bit. Okay maybe not quite on the level of Singapore, but you know what I mean. Better late than never for sure. Terminal 5 can get insanely crowded from when I’ve flown in or out of there. Can’t wait to see the day when it’s all completed and the ribbon is cut and mark my words it will be. Safe travels mate!

[fullonfog]

Very interesting video thank you. I'm super stoked to see how the O'Hare experience evolves, as a lover of Chicago and flyer who has had many connecting flights there to destinations elsewhere. Nice to learn about long-needed, future-focused plans finally funded and underway!

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[johnweiland]

Ohare is one of the few hubs left. Every project I have experienced is behind the timeline, over cost, or both. Probably the hardest part is buying the land for expansion.

[mwolfgr]

It would be nice if they had a similar architectual theme amongst the concourses. It seems messy otherwise.

[greenviolist]

Life long resident of IL, and long time lover of O'Hare. Honestly I'm glad they've done something substantial to upgrade the airport. Though they really must deal with the mobility issue within the airport. I tend to be very anti A380 upgrades... they seem like a dying fad already, but I am glad to see the additional satellite dedicated to regional flights. When Boeing started eliminating model options, I felt like UA was not really finding a small body fleet to match demand. With the improvement with engine tech they can use more Embraer and smaller Airbus.

[Rndmstff]

I hope the new global terminal or at least T1 gets a USCBP facility. It would take a lot of pressure off of T5 and would let United and its star alliance partners take full advantage of T1 and would reduce turnaround times as well (Swiss, Lufthansa, ANA, Copa, Austrian, LOT, etc all use T5 for arrivals and ANA and DLH use T1 for departures) not having to taxi from T5 to T1 would be nice

[Andrew-jvtc]

US laws require you to recheck baggage and reclear security no matter what after arriving to the US (preclearance being the exception), but having this happen adjacent to terminals 1 and 2 will be better than the current set-up.

[mkmcclure]

A new dedicated high speed rail line using the B&OCT Altenheim Sub to downtown is crucial. An airport station could be constructed either in one of the former rental car lots or in long term parking lot E. The tram and underground walkways could connect easily. ORD remains the best airport in the world. It's expansion and a dedicated HST line make it even better.

[Blatasian]

Hopefully, this will bring our beloved O'Hare back to the world's busiest airport status...

[sferg]

As someone that has difficulty walking distances, that satellite terminal is ridiculous without a people mover. I thought Dallas airport was a long

[JustinPinedaMedia]

Once Southwest finally get their delayed Maxes, I would to see more flights to their focus cities from O’Hare. Maybe freeing up gates in 5 could be an open opportunity for that airline.

[JBG]

Well I guess I’m gonna get to see this weekend n Dec. for my flight to Austria

[jamesf]

3:03 it's not as bad as you are saying. You can clear customs in terminal 5, stay in terminal 5, and board a bus that will drive you across the airport to Terminal 1 and 3 from 10am to 8pm. At terminal 5 it's there is a doorway next to the Delta skyclub.

[tomdchi]

If you look at the image of the satellite concourses at 5:42, you'll notice that the underground connection indicated extends further west, beyond the proposed concourse 2. In the 2000s, initial planning work was done for a west entrance to O'Hare. At the time the current layout for O'Hare was done, it was far north-west of the population center of the metro area. Since then, there has been a great deal of expansion of the metro area, with a lot more people living west and northwest of the city center, thus making a west entrance useful, as it would split up some of the traffic going in and out of the airport. It would generally be located where Thorndale intersects into York Rd on the airport property and that extension of the underground connector would lead directly to it. It's far from certain that this west entrance development will happen, but it's an indication that the planning for these concourses had that option in mind.