Chicago O'Hare (ORD)

ORD / KORD

Official · May 2026

7,881,094

Chicago O'Hare International Airport handled 7,881,094 passengers in May 2026, up 6.6% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

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January 2022 February 2023 March 2024 April 2025 May 2026

Domestic / International

May 2026

Domestic 83.5% 6,580,055
International 16.5% 1,301,039

Against 2019 +6.3% same month, before the pandemic

International share 17% of passengers in May 2026

Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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Period	Passengers	Year on year	Source
May 2026	7,881,094	+6.6%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
April 2026	7,138,119	+10.6%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
March 2026	7,110,845	+10.5%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
February 2026	5,664,207	+14.9%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
January 2026	5,556,362	+3.8%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
December 2025	6,473,758	+2.6%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
November 2025	6,164,691	+2.5%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
October 2025	7,634,711	+9.5%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
September 2025	7,238,760	+5.9%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
August 2025	7,788,743	+4.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
July 2025	8,044,246	+9.1%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
June 2025	7,859,428	+9.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
May 2025	7,395,497	+5.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
April 2025	6,454,486	+2.8%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
March 2025	6,432,768	+3.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
February 2025	4,929,599	−2.1%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
January 2025	5,353,067	+8.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
December 2024	6,312,625	+10.9%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
November 2024	6,014,030	+6.6%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
October 2024	6,973,253	+7.6%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
September 2024	6,833,304	+8.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
August 2024	7,438,609	+9.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024	7,374,581	+9.1%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024	7,197,168	+9.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay07:00–08:004.0min · 42,518 recorded · 42,056 measured

Gap to highest-delay hour27.0min07:00 ↔ 22:00

Recorded flights602,544Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Departure hour	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
00:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	195	207
01:00	No observations	—	—	—
02:00	No observations	—	—	—
03:00	No observations	—	—	—
04:00	No observations	—	—	—
05:00	91.1%	4.9 min	5,580	5,697
06:00	90.6%	4.5 min	17,751	18,040
07:00	90.0%	4.0 min	42,056	42,518
08:00	85.2%	8.5 min	50,703	51,299
09:00	82.7%	10.1 min	42,872	43,285
10:00	80.5%	12.1 min	43,378	43,892
11:00	78.2%	13.8 min	29,834	30,222
12:00	79.1%	13.7 min	29,516	29,934
13:00	78.3%	14.4 min	38,976	39,523
14:00	76.1%	17.1 min	40,579	41,191
15:00	73.4%	19.2 min	30,791	31,462
16:00	71.4%	22.5 min	33,714	34,576
17:00	70.1%	25.1 min	28,387	29,208
18:00	71.1%	23.7 min	45,578	46,574
19:00	64.6%	28.6 min	38,442	39,485
20:00	65.6%	27.2 min	38,648	39,887
21:00	66.9%	27.8 min	23,753	24,597
22:00	63.3%	31.0 min	9,676	10,314
23:00	67.3%	27.4 min	560	633

Day of week

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Recorded flights

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Day of week	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Monday	75.4%	18.7 min	88,230	90,493
Tuesday	80.8%	12.8 min	81,937	82,956
Wednesday	78.5%	15.5 min	81,614	83,007
Thursday	76.3%	16.7 min	86,530	88,222
Friday	74.5%	18.1 min	87,498	88,993
Saturday	77.7%	15.3 min	77,488	78,988
Sunday	73.2%	20.8 min	87,692	89,885

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Recorded flights

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Month of year	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Jan	75.9%	17.5 min	45,452	46,774
Feb	78.7%	14.2 min	45,011	45,527
Mar	73.7%	20.6 min	53,926	55,953
Apr	77.9%	15.1 min	57,839	59,342
May	79.0%	14.0 min	61,212	61,723
Jun	72.7%	21.3 min	59,744	61,015
Jul	65.3%	28.7 min	29,711	30,503
Aug	73.6%	20.5 min	29,343	30,090
Sep	81.7%	10.5 min	53,527	53,714
Oct	81.6%	10.6 min	56,135	56,307
Nov	80.4%	13.4 min	49,467	51,138
Dec	71.5%	23.8 min	49,622	50,458

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

On time 75.1% 452,303
Delayed >15 min 23.0% 138,686
Cancelled 1.9% 11,555
Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.

Flights touching Brazil reported to ANAC · partial coverage

Source: ANAC Brazil VRA · 2024-09-01 → 2025-03-28

Recorded flights209Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Departure hour

Recorded flights

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Departure hour	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
00:00	No observations	—	—	—
01:00	No observations	—	—	—
02:00	No observations	—	—	—
03:00	No observations	—	—	—
04:00	No observations	—	—	—
05:00	No observations	—	—	—
06:00	No observations	—	—	—
07:00	No observations	—	—	—
08:00	No observations	—	—	—
09:00	No observations	—	—	—
10:00	No observations	—	—	—
11:00	No observations	—	—	—
12:00	No observations	—	—	—
13:00	No observations	—	—	—
14:00	No observations	—	—	—
15:00	No observations	—	—	—
16:00	No observations	—	—	—
17:00	No observations	—	—	—
18:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	124	126
19:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	28	28
20:00	No observations	—	—	—
21:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	55	55
22:00	No observations	—	—	—
23:00	No observations	—	—	—

Day of week

Recorded flights

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Day of week	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Monday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	30	30
Tuesday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	30	30
Wednesday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	29	30
Thursday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	30	30
Friday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	29	30
Saturday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	29	29
Sunday	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	30	30

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

Recorded flights

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of year	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Jan	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	30	31
Feb	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	28	28
Mar	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	28	28
Apr	No observations	—	—	—
May	No observations	—	—	—
Jun	No observations	—	—	—
Jul	No observations	—	—	—
Aug	No observations	—	—	—
Sep	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	30	30
Oct	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	31	31
Nov	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	29	30
Dec	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	31	31

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

On time 57.9% 121
Delayed >15 min 41.1% 86
Cancelled 1.0% 2
Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.

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