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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
Latest TSA Count
86,824
July 11, 2026
2026 Daily Average
85,874
192 reported days
June 2026 Daily Average
102,471
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
16.49M
Through July 11
Year-over-Year
+7.75%
+1,185,479 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 count86,824
30-day average99,973
Busiest 2026 day115,731
June 21
Comparable 2025 YTD15,302,333
2026 YTD16,487,812

Monthly ORD TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

ORD airport-only screening totals · July totals include July 1-11 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
July*960,833999,7761,038,13694,376
*July figures include July 1-11 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
16,487,812 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through July 11.

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 dateJuly 11, 2026

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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. For 2026 through July 11, this airport has 0 missing reported dates and 0 statistically anomalous low-volume reporting days based on its own 2026 screening distribution.