FIXING O'HARE : PLAN FOR A NEW AIRFIELD WILL ELIMINATE DELAYS CAUSED BY INTERSECTING RUNWAYS - IF IT CAN GET PAST THE LOCAL OPPOSITION

Chicago's O'Hare is the busiest airport in the world, and as such, delays at O'Hare impact schedules throughout the world. While the turbulent weather in the Midwest is one of the primary reasons for delays, the airport's layout itself is considered to be the underlying cause. Experts say that O'Hare's biggest problem is that six of its seven runways intersect, a situation which forces air traffic controller to close an arrivals runway during certain weather conditions, and which reduces the airport's capacity by a third. The O'Hare Modernization Program (OMP) calls for eight new runways, a new access road, a new terminal, and a new people-mover, all of which is predicted to accommodate 76 million departing passengers annually. Funding for the project will be chiefly paid for through revenue bonds and passenger facility charges. While airport officials wait for approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to move ahead on the project, a vocal opposition group contends that building a new airport at Peotone, 45 miles south of Chicago, is the solution. In addition to a host of objections, the group cites that the OMP could cost up to $20 billion, as opposed to the $6.6 billion predicted by project officials. The article also offers a brief section on Midway Airport and its recent makeover.

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• Authors:
  • Schwartz, A C
• Publication Date: 2004-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 24-28
• Serial:
  • ATW: Air Transport World
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0002-2543

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Airport runways; Airports; Modernization; Policy
• Identifier Terms: Chicago O'Hare International Airport
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Policy; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00980633
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 1 2004 12:00AM