Notable Aircraft at ORD Right Now
Widebodies, super-heavies, military traffic, and emergency squawks in the ORD pattern right now. If there's anything worth noticing, it surfaces here first.
ORD Departures & Arrivals
Scheduled flights for today at Chicago O'Hare International Airport with gate, terminal, and current status. Separate from the live radar above, which shows every aircraft in the sky whether or not it's on a public schedule.
| Status | Airline | Flight | Destination | Sched | Updated | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aircraft Types in the Pattern
CESSNA 172 Skyhawk leads the ORD pattern with 11 aircraft right now, followed by BOMBARDIER Regional Jet CRJ-200 at 3. The mix is a fingerprint of the operation. Narrowbody-heavy points to domestic trunk service; widebodies signal long-haul arrivals and departures.
About Chicago O'Hare International Airport
ORD's busiest nonstop destination is LAX, at 675 flights a week. 2,306 scheduled destinations overall, served by 192 airlines. Based in Chicago.
All Tracked Flights
Every aircraft currently inside the ORD radar. Sort by any column. Click a row to open its tracker page with route arc, altitude profile, and live telemetry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aircraft positions refresh every 5 seconds. ADS-B is GPS-accurate, so what you see is within about 30 meters of the aircraft's real position.
Altitude. Red on the ground, through green, teal, and blue for mid-altitudes, into violet above 40,000 feet. At a glance you can tell who just took off, who is climbing through the pattern, and who is cruising overhead.
They are inside the ORD radar radius but not landing or departing here. Passing through en route to another airport. We flag them so the numbers for ORD traffic actually reflect ORD traffic.
Click any aircraft on the map. You get its track line across the region and an altitude profile showing the climb, cruise, and descent.
A pulsing red circle indicates an emergency squawk: 7500 (hijack), 7600 (comm failure), or 7700 (general emergency). These are legally-required codes pilots set when something is wrong.
The radar shows live aircraft positions. Gate, terminal, and schedule status sit in the Board section above this one.
GPS-accurate via ADS-B, typically within 30 meters horizontally. Aircraft refresh every 5 to 10 seconds. When a signal drops (mountain terrain, certain oceanic corridors), the marker holds the last-known position instead of disappearing.