• Interim Fly Quiet Re-Evaluation
• 2015 Re-Evaluation of the O'Hare Modernization EIS
• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

O'Hare Runway Operations in 2022

The extended Runway 9R/27L was commissioned and opened for operations on December 2, 2021. There will be limited arrival operations on the runway through the first half of 2022 until a full installation and testing of the Instrument Landing Systems for the runway are completed.

The diagrams below show how all of the O'Hare Airport runways will be used for arrivals and departures during daytime operations in 2022.

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Runway 9C/27C Opened November 5, 2020

The Chicago Department of Aviation completed Runway 9C/27C on November 5, 2020, as part of its broader effort to modernize O'Hare International Airport. It is the last new full runway built as part of the O'Hare Modernization Program. This video offers information on how the new runway is used.

In 2005, the FAA published an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and ultimately issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the modernization of O'Hare International Airport. The City of Chicago is proceeding with the proposed improvements to the Airport through its O'Hare Modernization Program (OMP), which will reconfigure the older airfield (PDF) into a more efficient runway, terminal, and roadway system associated with a new airfield (PDF), reducing delays and increasing capacity to meet future aviation needs.

A Written Re-Evaluation of the EIS was conducted in 2015 to evaluate changes associated with the airfield construction schedule modification that alters the timing for commissioning new Runway 10R/28L, new Runway 9C/27C, and the extension of Runway 9R/27L. The runways and extension were included in the original EIS, but are now scheduled for different completion dates than those in the original EIS.

A Written Re-Evaluation of the EIS was completed in July 2019 for the Interim Fly Quiet Runway Rotation Plan. The Interim Fly Quiet will occur during two periods between November 2019 and January 2021.

Topics of Interest

• FAQs and Correspondence

Document Library

• Interim Fly Quiet Re-Evaluation
• 2015 Re-Evaluation of the O'Hare Modernization EIS
• 2005 O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision

Related Links

• O'Hare Fly Quiet Test
• O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission (ONCC)
• Airport Noise Management System (CDA)

If you have any problems accessing any of the information presented on this website, please email cmp@faa.gov or call (847) 294-7131.