KORD — Chicago O'hare Intl
Chicago, IL · field elevation 680 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KORD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KORD 100151Z 21006KT 10SM FEW250 11/04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01060039 $
- Wind
- from 210° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 206 ft · pressure altitude 590 ft
- Observed
- 49 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22R | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 22L | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 27C | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 27R | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 27L | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 28C | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 28R | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 28L | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 09C | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 09L | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 09R | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 10C | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 10L | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 10R | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 04R | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 04L | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KORD 092320Z 1000/1106 21008KT P6SM FEW250 FM100800 31007KT P6SM FEW250 FM110100 26004KT P6SM SCT300
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.97694, -87.90815
- Elevation
- 680 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1235Z / 2235Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Cook, IL
Airport diagram
Everything else KORD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10L/28R | 13,000 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 09R/27L | 11,260 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 09C/27C | 11,245 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 10C/28C | 10,800 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04R/22L | 8,075 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 04L/22R | 7,500 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 09L/27R | 7,500 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 10R/28L | 7,500 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| H1 | 200 | 100 | CONC | PERI |
| 10X | — | — | — | — |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 135.4
- Tower RWY 04R/22L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.75
- Tower RWY 09C/27C · Continuous (24 hours)
- 121.15
- Tower RWY 09R/27L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 126.9
- Tower RWY 09L/27R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 128.15
- Tower RWY 10L/28R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 132.7
- Tower RWY 10R/28L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 133.0
- Ground TWR SOUTH
- 118.05
- Ground
- 121.675
- Ground TWR CENTER OUTBOUND
- 121.75
- Ground TWR CENTER INBOUND
- 121.9
- Ground TWR NORTH
- 124.125
- Ground TWR CENTER
- 134.15
- Clearance
- 119.25
Published procedures
- 50 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 1 departure published
- 11 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KORD airport diagram or an approach plate
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- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.