Featured Photo: A View of Concourse B at Chicago O’Hare Airport
In my fifth future routes post, I will document and analyze all the future routes coming to the Chicago area. I will highlight future routes from the following airports:
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport
- Chicago Midway Airport
I would include Gary Chicago International Airport and Chicago Rockford Airport, although Gary Chicago International Airport doesn’t have any scheduled commercial flights and Chicago Rockford Airport has no future flights planned currently.
I am starting a new feature in my future routes posts – documenting which terminal each airline operates out of at the airports. To help with that, I am also creating maps (with imagery from Google Earth) of select airports which I am featuring to help you know where each flight would depart from. At O’Hare, concourses B and C are considered to be part of Terminal 1, concourses E and F are considered to be part of Terminal 2, concourses G, H, K, & L are considered to be part of Terminal 3, and concourse M is considered to be part of Terminal 5 (which is home to all international arrivals).
Chicago O’Hare Airport Terminal Map
Future Long Haul Flights:
Chicago O’Hare – Auckland on Air New Zealand
An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200 in the old livery in Houston
| Airline |
Air New Zealand |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Auckland Airport |
| Length |
Around 8,200 Miles |
| Aircraft Type |
Boeing 787-9 |
| Airline Type |
Full Service |
| Notes |
This is the first nonstop flight ever between Chicago and New Zealand; at around 8,200 miles, it also is the longest flight out of Chicago. |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
3 |
| Start Date |
November 30, 2018 |
Terminal
|
Terminal 5, Concourse M |
Chicago O’Hare – Athens on American Airlines
An American Airlines Boieng 777-300ER in Dallas
| Airline |
American Airlines |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Athens |
| Length |
Around 5,430 |
| Aircraft Type |
Boeing 787-8 |
| Airline Type |
Full Service |
| Notes |
This is the first time ever that the two cities (Chicago and Athens) are being connected by a direct flight; this is American’s second route to Athens after Philadelphia; seasonal service |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
7 |
| Start Date |
May 3, 2019 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 3, Concourse H/K |
Chicago O’Hare – Honolulu on American Airlines
| Airline |
American Airlines |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Honolulu |
| Length |
Around 4,250 |
| Aircraft Type |
Boeing 787-8 |
| Airline Type |
Full Service |
| Notes |
United currently flies on the same route from Chicago to Honolulu – this is the first time that route is having competition – that might bring the fares down on both flights; winter seasonal service |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
7 |
| Start Date |
December 19, 2018 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 3, Concourse H/K |
Future Short Haul Flights:
Avianca out of Chicago O’Hare
An Avianca Airbus A320 in Lima
| Airline |
Avianca |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – El Dorado International Airport (Bogota, Columbia) |
| Length |
Around 2,700 Miles |
| Notes |
First service between the two cities |
| Airline Type |
Full Service |
| Start Date |
November 17, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Airbus A319 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
4 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 5, Concourse M |
| Airline |
Avianca Costa Rica |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – La Aurora International Airport (Guatemala City) |
| Length |
Around 1,900 Miles |
| Notes |
First service on Avianca to Chicago; first competition for the seasonal American flight from O’Hare to Guatemala City |
| Airline Type |
Full Service |
| Start Date |
October 29, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Airbus A320 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
7 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 5, Concourse M |
American Airlines/American Eagle out of Chicago O’Hare
An American Airlines Embraer E190
| Airline |
American Airlines |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Queen Beatrix International Airport (Aruba) |
| Length |
Around 2,300 Miles |
| Notes |
Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type |
Full Service |
| Start Date |
December 22, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Boeing 737-800 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
1 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 5, Concourse H/K |
| Airline |
American Airlines |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Owen Roberts International Airport (Grand Cayman) |
| Length |
Around 1,600 Miles |
| Notes |
Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type |
Full Service |
| Start Date |
December 22, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Boeing 737-800 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
1 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 5, Concourse H/K |
| Airline |
American Airlines |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Lynden Pindling International Airport (Nassau, Bahamas) |
| Length |
Around 1,300 Miles |
| Notes |
Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type |
Full Service |
| Start Date |
December 22, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Boeing 737-800 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
1 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 5, Concourse H/K |
| Airline |
American Airlines |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Providenciales International Airport (Providenciales, Turks and Caicos) |
| Length |
Around 1,650 Miles |
| Notes |
Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type |
Full Service |
| Start Date |
December 22, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Boeing 737-800 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
1 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 5, Concourse H/K |
| Airline |
American Eagle (American Airlines) |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (Sarasota, Florida) |
| Length |
Around 1,200 Miles |
| Notes |
Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type |
Full Service/Regional |
| Start Date |
December 19, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Embraer ERJ-175 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
7 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 5, Concourse G/L |
Delta out of Chicago O’Hare
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300ER in Amsterdam
| Airline |
Delta Connection (Delta Airlines_ |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Raleigh-Durham International Airport |
| Length |
Around 650 Miles |
| Notes |
Route also served by American and United |
| Airline Type |
Full Service/Regional |
| Start Date |
April 2, 2019 |
| Aircraft Type |
Embraer ERJ-175 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
21 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 2, Concourse E |
Southwest out of Chicago Midway
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 in Denver
| Airline |
Southwest Airlines |
| Route |
Chicago Midway – Hollywood-Burbank Airport |
| Length |
Around 1,800 |
| Notes |
N/A |
| Airline Type |
Low Cost |
| Start Date |
Resumes November 4, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Boeing 737 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
7 |
| Airline |
Southwest Airlines |
| Route |
Chicago Midway – Los Cabos International Airport (Los Cabos, Mexico) |
| Length |
Around 1,750 |
| Notes |
N/A |
| Airline Type |
Low Cost |
| Start Date |
November 4, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Boeing 737 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
2 |
United out of Chicago O’Hare
United CRJ 200 at O’Hare
| Airline |
United Express (United Airlines) |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Del Bajío International Airport (Leon, Mexico) |
| Length |
Around 1,650 Miles |
| Notes |
Volaris also flies from Leon/Del Bajío to Chicago, but to Midway instead of O’Hare |
| Airline Type |
Full Service/Regional |
| Start Date |
October 28, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Embraer ERJ-175 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
7 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 1/2, Concourse B/C/E/F |
| Airline |
United Express (United Airlines) |
| Route |
Chicago O’Hare – Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (Brownsville, Texas) |
| Length |
Around 1,230 Miles |
| Notes |
Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type |
Full Service/Regional |
| Start Date |
November 3, 2018 |
| Aircraft Type |
Embraer ERJ-175 |
| Number of Weekly Flights |
1 |
| Terminal |
Terminal 1/2, Concourse B/C/E/F |
Further Reading:
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