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==Official Spotting Locations==
==Official Spotting Locations==


There no official spotting locations. All non-official spotting locations are checked by airport security, Aviation Police or Police patrols.
While O'Hare does not have not "official" spotting areas, spotters are officially recognized in Chicago. Stay out of restricted areas and police will give you no hassle. Most of them are friendly and don't want any trouble


==Other Spotting Locations==
==Other Spotting Locations==


===Wally Park (Formally USG)===
===One Spot Parking (Formerly USG and WallyPark)===
The main spotting location is located at Wally Park, formally the old USG Corporation on Scott St. which is close to the intersection of Mannheim Rd (US12/US45) and Lawrence Ave. The old parking lot is closed, but street parking is allowed as there is no through traffic. From here there is nice view of the south part of the airport and a full view of runways 28C and 27L glidepaths. Also thru fences, taxiways Delta, Mike and Quebec are visible when aircraft are taxiing to Rwy. 22L for departure. To take photos of runway 28C operations, 80mm and larger lenses will work OK. This is a good spotting place all day when wind is coming from the west, southwest or northwest. The parking lot is in Schiller Park, but Scott Street is in Chicago as is Mannheim Rd which are both considered in the airport area. DO NOT continue far north on Scott Street past the red warning signs, or the aviation police will come and could confiscate your photo equipment or you could even be arrested for trespassing on airport property.
The main spotting location is located at One Spot Parking, formally the old USG Corporation and WallyPark on Scott St. which is close to the intersection of Mannheim Rd (US12/US45) and Lawrence Ave. The old parking lot is closed, but street parking is allowed as there is no through traffic. From here there is nice view of the south part of the airport and a full view of runways 28C and 27L glidepaths. Also thru fences, taxiways Delta, Mike and Quebec are visible when aircraft are taxiing to Rwy. 22L for departure. To take photos of runway 28C operations, 80mm and larger lenses will work OK. This is a good spotting place all day when wind is coming from the west, southwest or northwest. The parking lot is in Schiller Park, but Scott Street is in Chicago as is Mannheim Rd which are both considered in the airport area. DO NOT continue far north on Scott Street past the red warning signs, or the aviation police will come and could confiscate your photo equipment or you could even be arrested for trespassing on airport property.


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===Irving Park Road===
===Irving Park Road===
A good place to take photos of aircraft arriving on 4R or departing from 22L is from an airline cargo facility right off of Irving park road.
A good place to take photos of aircraft arriving on 4R or departing from 22L is from an airline cargo facility right off of Irving park road.
When driving from the west on Irving Pk take a left on to seymour ave then then another quick left at the first lot entrance after the small curve in the road. Drive all the way down the road and then park in one of the spaces. Arrivals at 4R and 22L departures are clearly visible.
 
When driving from the west on Irving Park Rd take a right on to Seymour Ave, then another quick left at the first lot entrance after the small curve in the road. Drive all the way down the road and then park in one of the spaces. Arrivals at 4R and 22L departures are clearly visible.


==Locations to Avoid==
==Locations to Avoid==
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===Cargo South===
===Cargo South===
Avoid the South Cargo Area. Aviation and Chicago Police frequent the area and sometimes you can meet an FBI patrol.
Avoid the South Cargo Area. Aviation and Chicago Police frequent the area and sometimes you can meet an FBI patrol.
===West end===
At west end avoid private property between the manufacturers' shops. Also try to not block traffic on all streets around the airport.


Do not go near the hill that construction near runway 10 has created as it is airport property.  If you are seen near or on the hill, you will be charged with trespassing on airport property, government property, and railroad property. This is a serious offense, do not go here as was stated before!
Do not go near the hill that construction near runway 10 has created as it is airport property.  If you are seen near or on the hill, you will be charged with trespassing on airport property, government property, and railroad property. This is a serious offense, do not go here as was stated before!
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Avoid the area around the General Aviation ramp near the North Cargo area.
Avoid the area around the General Aviation ramp near the North Cargo area.


===Cemetery===
 
You can still go to St. Johannes Cemetery to watch planes on 10/28 or see the Fedex ramp from very close however if you are seen with a camera the police will tell you you can't take pictures and they may ask you to leave.
Always know your surroundings. If it feels like you shouldn't be somewhere, don't go there


==Regular Traffic==
==Regular Traffic==
===Passenger===
Aer Lingus - A330-200/300
Aer Lingus - A330-200/300


AeroMexico - 737-800
AeroMexico - 737-800


AeroUnion - A300
Air Canada - A220-300, A319, A320
 
AirBridgeCargo - 747-8
 
Air Canada - E190


Air Canada Express - CRJ-900, E170, E175
Air Canada Express - CRJ-900, E170, E175
Air China Cargo - 777F, 747-400F
Air Choice One - Cessna 208


Air France - A330-200
Air France - A330-200
Air France Cargo - 777F


Air India - 777-300ER
Air India - 777-300ER
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Air New Zealand - 787-9
Air New Zealand - 787-9


Alaska Airlines - A320, A321, 737-800/900
AirSerbia - A330-200


Alitalia - A330-200 (seasonal)
Alaska Airlines - A320, A321, 737-700/800/900/MAX 9, E175


All Nippon Airways - 777-300ER
All Nippon Airways - 777-300ER


ANA Cargo - 777F
American Airlines - A319, A320, A321, 737-800, 767-300, 777-200, 787-8/9
 
American Airlines - A319, A321, 737-800, 767-300, 787-8/9


American Eagle - CRJ-700/900, E140, E145, E175
American Eagle - CRJ-700/900, E170, E175
 
Asiana Cargo - 747-400F
 
Atlas Air - 747-400F/BCF/8F


Austrian Airlines - 777-200ER
Austrian Airlines - 777-200ER


Bahamasair - 737-300
British Airways - A350-1000, A380 (Summer Seasonal), 777-200ER (Winter Seasonal), 787-9
 
British Airways - A380 (seasonal), 747-400, 777-200ER (Seasonal)


Cape Air - Cessna 402
Cape Air - Cessna 402
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Cargolux - 747-400F/8F
Cargolux - 747-400F/8F


Cathay Pacific - A350-1000 (begins June 2020, seasonal), 777-300ER
CargoLogicAir - 747-400


Cathay Pacific Cargo - 747-8F
Cathay Pacific - 777-300ER (resumes Oct. 3 2023, A350-1000 tbd)


Cayman Airways - 737-300
Cayman Airways - 737-300
China Cargo Airlines - 747-400F


China Eastern Airlines - 777-300ER
China Eastern Airlines - 777-300ER


China Southern Cargo - 777F
Contour Airlines - ERJ-135/145 (begins August 2023)


Copa Airlines - 737-800
Copa Airlines - 737-800


Delta Air Lines - 717, MD-88
Delta Air Lines - A220-100, A319, A320, A321, 717, 737-800,
 
Delta Connection - CRJ-200/900, E170, E175
 
Denver Air Connection - ERJ-145
 
Emirates - 777-300ER
 
Ethiopian - 787-8/9
 
Etihad Airways - A350-1000
 
EVA Air - 777-300ER
 
Finnair - A330-300 (seasonal)
 
Frontier Airlines - A320, A321
 
Iberia - A330-300, A350-900
 
Icelandair - 737 MAX 8/9
 
Japan Airlines - 777-300ER, 787-8


Delta Connection - CRJ-900, E170, E175
JetBlue - A220-300, A320, E190


DHL - A330-200F, 777F
KLM - 777-200ER, 787-10


El Al Israel - 787-9 (begins March 22, 2020)
Korean Air - 777-300ER


Emirates - 777-300ER
LOT Polish Airlines - 787-8/9
 
Lufthansa - A340-600, A350-900, 747-8
 
Qatar Airways - 777-300ER, A350-900
 
Royal Jordanian - 787-8
 
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) - A330-300, A350-900
 
Southern Airways Express - Cessna 208


Ethiopian - 777-200LR (occasional), 787-8 (all seasonal)
Southwest Airlines - 737-700/800/MAX 8


Emirates Skycargo - 777F
Spirit Airlines - A319, A320, A321


Etihad Airways - 777-300ER
Sun Country - 737-800


EVA Air - 777-300ER
Swiss - A330-300, A340-300, 777-300ER


EVA Air Cargo - 777F
TAP Air Portugal - A330-200/300/900


FedEx Express - A300, 757-200F, 767-300F, MD-10F, MD-11F
Turkish Airlines - 777-300ER, 787-9


Finnair - A330-300 (seasonal)
United Airlines - A319, A320, 737-700/800/900ER/MAX 8/9, 757-200/300, 767-300ER, 777-200/300ER, 787-8/9/10


Frontier Airlines - A319, A320, A321
United Express - CRJ-200/550/700, E145, E170, E175


Hainan Airlines - 787-8/9
VivaAerobus - A320


Iberia - A350-900
Volaris - A320


Icelandair - 757-200
Westjet - B737-700/800 (seasonal)


Interjet - A320
===Cargo===


Japan Airlines - 787-8
AeroLogic - 777F


JetBlue - A320, E190
AeroUnion - A300


Kalitta Air - 747-400F/BCF
AirBridgeCargo - 747-400/8 (suspended)


KLM - 777-200ER, 787-9
Air China Cargo - 777F, 747-400F


Korean Air - 777-300ER
Air France Cargo - 777F


Korean Air Cargo - 747-8F
ANA Cargo - 777F


LATAM Cargo - 767-300F
Asiana Cargo - 747-400F


LOT Polish Airlines - 787-8/9
Atlas Air - 747-400F/BCF/8F


Lufthansa - A340-600, A350-900, 747-8
Cathay Pacific Cargo - 747-8F


Lufthansa Cargo - 777F, MD-11F
China Airlines Cargo - 747-400F


Nippon Cargo - 747-8F
China Cargo Airlines - 747-400F, 777F


Norwegian - 787-9
China Southern Cargo - 777F


Qantas - 787-9 (begins April 15, 2020)
CMA-CGM AirCargo - A330F


Qatar Airways - 777-300ER
DHL Aviation - A330-200F, 777F


Qatar Cargo - 777F
Emirates SkyCargo - 777F


Royal Jordanian - 787-8
EVA Air Cargo - 777F


Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) - A350-900 (begins late 2020), A330-200, A340-300
FedEx Express - A300, 757-200F, 767-300F, MD-11F


Silkway Airlines - 747-8F
Icelandair Cargo - 767-300F


Spirit Airlines - A319, A320, A321
Kalitta Air - 747-400F/BCF


Sun Country - 737-800
Korean Air Cargo - 747-8F


Swiss - A330-300, 777-300ER
LATAM Cargo - 767-300F


TAP Air Portugal - A330-200/300/800/900
Lufthansa Cargo - 777F, MD-11F


Turkish Airlines - 777-300ER
Nippon Cargo - 747-8F


United Airlines - A319, A320, 737-700/800/900ER, 757-200/300, 767-300ER, 777-200, 787-8/9/10 (begins summer 2020)
Qatar Cargo - 777F


United Express - CRJ-200/550/700, E145, E170, E175
Silkway Airlines - 747-8F


UPS Airlines - A300, 767-300F, MD-11F
Southern Air


VivaAerobus - A320 (seasonal)
Suparna Airlines - 747-400


Volaris - A320
Turkish Cargo - 777F


Yangtze River Express - 747-400BCF
UPS Airlines - A300, 767-300F, MD-11F


==Facilities and Transportation==
==Facilities and Transportation==
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The CTA Blue Line runs from ORD to the Dearborn Street subway in the Chicago Loop.
The CTA Blue Line runs from ORD to the Dearborn Street subway in the Chicago Loop.


Metra's North Central Service stops at the O'Hare Transfer station. This service runs south to Downtown and north to Antioch, IL. The station is accesible via shuttle bus.
Metra's North Central Service stops at the O'Hare Transfer station. This service runs south to Downtown and north to Antioch, IL. The station is accessible via shuttle bus. Due to restrictions by the track owners (Canadian National), the train does not run on weekends or holidays.


==Hotels==
==Hotels==
There is a Hilton Hotel located on the airport.
There is a Hilton Hotel located on airport property.


==Runway Usage==
==Runway Usage==
Here are some of the usual runway usage patterns.
Here are some of the usual runway usage patterns.


Wind from the west - The optimal and preferred runway pattern for O'Hare when the winds are blowing in any direction under about 6mph or from the west is as follows. Arrivals use runways 28, 27L, and 27R and departures use 22L and 32L. Large aircraft such as A340s and 747s may depart from 28 depending on their weight.
Wind from the west - The optimal and preferred runway pattern for O'Hare when the winds are blowing in any direction under about 6mph or from the west is as follows. Arrivals use runways 28C, 28L, 27L, and 27R. Most international heavies use 28C and occasionally a United 757/767 will use 27L. Departures use 27L, 28R and occasionally 22L.


Wind from the east - Arrivals use runways 10 and 4R and departures use runways 9R and 4L. If a lot of planes become stacked up in the air 9R will temporarily become a arrival runway.
Wind from the east - Arrivals use runways 9L, 10R, and 10C. Departures use runways 10L and 4L. If a lot of planes become stacked up in the air 9R will temporarily become a arrival runway.


Wind from the south - Runways 14R and 22R are used for arrivals and runways 14L and 22L are used for departures. Runway 10 also may be used for arrivals and heavy departures if the wind speed is not very high.
Wind from the south - Runway 22R is used for arrivals and runway 22L is used for departures. Runways 9L, 9R, and 10C also may be used for arrivals and heavy departures if the wind speed is not very high.


A good website to see a wind forecast for the airport is [http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?Submit=Go&sta=KORD&state=IL here].
A good website to see a wind forecast for the airport is [http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?Submit=Go&sta=KORD&state=IL here].
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