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Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Chicago, Illinois
IATA: ORD
ICAO: KORD
FAA: ORD
Elevation: 680 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
71,872
November 7, 2026
2026 Daily Average
89,469
311 reported days
October 2026 Daily Average
94,497
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
27.82M
Through November 7
Year-over-Year
+5.85%
+1,538,158 passengers
National Rank
#2
2025 comparable rank #3

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count71,872
30-day average91,534
Busiest 2026 day118,105
August 3
Comparable 2025 YTD26,286,744
2026 YTD27,824,902

Monthly ORD TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

ORD airport-only screening totals · November totals include November 1-7 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January1,927,6051,988,9352,149,51169,339
February1,819,5581,879,0922,054,72973,383
March2,397,8972,494,9572,761,13489,069
April2,261,5512,304,5422,523,57084,119
May2,743,9072,718,4642,886,61693,117
June2,817,6942,916,5673,074,116102,471
July2,841,1342,999,9723,114,017100,452
August2,786,3412,909,3122,972,40095,884
September2,539,9722,647,9472,779,41592,647
October2,624,7332,831,2322,929,41194,497
November*546,258595,724579,98382,855
*November figures include November 1-7 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

ORD National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#4
29,719,239 passengers
2025
#3
30,812,042 passengers
2026 YTD
#2
27,824,902 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through November 7.

Airport Profile

Associated cityChicago
State or territoryIllinois
Elevation680 ft
Coordinates41.9769, -87.9082

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeORD
FAA identifierORD
ICAO identifierKORD
Local time zoneAmerica/Chicago

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateNovember 7, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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