ORDKORD
October 1, 20252,226 flights1,591,938 ADS-B points
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About the data

Flights reconstructed from ADS-B — the position signal modern aircraft broadcast to air traffic. Coverage is strongest across North America and Europe, thinner over oceans, polar regions, and parts of Asia and Africa.

Long-haul flights whose paths cross sparsely-covered areas may appear with an unknown origin or destination — the receiver network loses sight of them mid-ocean. We mark those unknown rather than guess. Every flight is still counted in the totals; the route-by-route breakdown filters to flights with identified endpoints.

This page captures ADS-B traffic data for Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD) on October 1, 2025, the 70th anniversary of the airport's opening to commercial aviation. Over the course of the single day, 2,226 flights were recorded across 858 unique aircraft, averaging 92.8 flights per hour. The split between arrivals and departures was close but not even: 1,164 arrivals versus 1,062 departures. Traffic ran continuously from 00:00 to 23:59 CDT, though the overnight hours were sparse, with fewer than 15 total movements in each of the first two hours. The 17:00 hour was the busiest of the day at 161 total flights, with 92 arrivals and 69 departures. Several other hours also crossed 150 movements, including 11:00 (156), 15:00 (157), and 18:00 (149). Approach and departure directions were broadly distributed, but east was the most common vector for both arrivals (165) and departures (162), followed by west and SSE. The top route by combined frequency was ORD-LGA, with 30 arrivals and 30 departures. DCA, DFW, DTW, DEN, and MSP each accounted for 31 combined movements. Toronto Pearson (YYZ) was the only non-U.S. airport in the top ten, with 30 total flights. Altitude data spans 1,591,938 ADS-B position points. The most frequently observed altitude band was 1,000-2,000 feet (139,508 points), followed by a secondary concentration between 35,000 and 38,000 feet, where the three busiest high-altitude bands each exceeded 55,000 points. The highest recorded altitude was 46,575 feet, logged by N60CK on a departure to Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI). The longest flight by distance was an arrival from Washington Dulles (IAD) covering 4,076.8 nautical miles over 818.6 minutes. Of the 858 unique aircraft, 774 were registered to the United States, with smaller counts from Canada (10), China (8), Japan (7), and 14 other countries.

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Summary

Total Flights

2,226

Arrivals

1,164

Departures

1,062

Unique Aircraft

858

Peak Hour Flights

161

Avg / Hour

93

Notable Flights

Shortest

4 NM19 min

To ORDChicago O'Hare International Airport

N828QZ

Longest

4077 NM819 min

From IADWashington Dulles International Airport

N918US

Highest

46,575 ft730 NM

To LCILaconia Municipal Airport

N60CK

Most Active

8flights

N877AS

Time Highlights

Times in CDT

Busiest Hour

5 PM

161 flights · 92 arr / 69 dep

Quietest Hour

1 AM

5 flights · 3 arr / 2 dep

Peak Frequency

22 sec

between flights at peak

Performance

Max Altitude

46,575ft

Avg Altitude

16,733ft

Max Groundspeed

617.4kts

Avg Groundspeed

300kts

Total Distance

1,415,932NM

Avg Leg Distance

636NM

Avg Leg Duration

111min

Traffic Flow

Arrivals
Departures
N45 · 51NE62 · 23E256 · 266SE179 · 162S140 · 161SW142 · 142W197 · 159NW143 · 98

Routes

Arriving from

LGA
LaGuardia Airport30
YYZ
Toronto Pearson International Airport18
MSP
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field17
DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport16
DTW
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport16
DEN
Denver International Airport16
CVG
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport16
GRR
Gerald R. Ford International Airport16
LAX
Los Angeles International Airport16
DFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport15
IAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport15
CMH
John Glenn Columbus International Airport14
IND
Indianapolis International Airport13
MKE
General Mitchell International Airport13
ATL
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport13
EWR
Newark Liberty International Airport13
PHL
Philadelphia International Airport13
BOS
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport13
MSN
Dane County Regional Truax Field13
MCO
Orlando International Airport12

Departing to

LGA
LaGuardia Airport30
DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport17
DFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17
IND
Indianapolis International Airport17
DTW
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport15
DEN
Denver International Airport15
IAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport15
MSP
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field14
CVG
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport13
MKE
General Mitchell International Airport13
ATL
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport13
SDF
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport13
CLT
Charlotte Douglas International Airport13
YYZ
Toronto Pearson International Airport12
CMH
John Glenn Columbus International Airport11
EWR
Newark Liberty International Airport11
PHL
Philadelphia International Airport11
BOS
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport11
MCO
Orlando International Airport11
STL
St. Louis Lambert International Airport11

Aircraft by Registration Country

United States774
Unknown19
Canada10
China8
Japan7
Laos6
Germany6
United Kingdom3
Poland3
South Korea3

Aircraft

858 unique aircraft

N877AS
8 flights
N608SK
8 flights
N975SW
8 flights
N770JM
7 flights
N763SK
7 flights
N569GJ
7 flights
N716SK
7 flights
N236NN
7 flights
N962SW
6 flights
N744EV
6 flights
N330JT
6 flights
N742SK
6 flights
N971SW
6 flights
N572GJ
6 flights
N433YX
6 flights
N754SK
6 flights
N872DC
6 flights
N564GJ
6 flights
N838AW
6 flights
N749BM
6 flights

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