Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, Chicago, Ill.
According to the Regional Airline Association, which considers most local traffic to be regional, approximately 52.3% of departures were on regional carriers.
During June, 2009, a total of 2,793,839 passengers embarked on 33,574 regularly scheduled flights. About 45% of departures (carrying 71% of passengers) were operated by major airlines or other carriers operating large jets, while about 55% of departures (carrying 29% of passengers) were on regional carriers.
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
Carriers operating at Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport - June, 2009 traffic
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| Operator | Flights | Passengers | Average seats per plane |
Avg. Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Air Lines Inc. | 7,068 | 955,335 | 157.7 | 85.7 % |
| American Airlines Inc. | 5,716 | 756,280 | 155.8 | 84.9 % |
| American Eagle Airlines Inc. | 7,164 | 278,928 | 52.6 | 74.1 % |
| Skywest Airlines Inc. | 3,392 | 147,092 | 56.2 | 77.1 % |
| Mesa Airlines Inc. | 2,780 | 128,875 | 56.4 | 82.2 % |
| US Airways Inc. | 661 | 84,603 | 142.9 | 89.5 % |
| Shuttle America Corp. | 1,512 | 83,600 | 70.1 | 78.9 % |
| GoJet Airlines, LLC d/b/a United Express | 1,008 | 54,784 | 66 | 82.3 % |
| Northwest Airlines Inc. | 585 | 50,699 | 118.4 | 73.2 % |
| Continental Air Lines Inc. | 405 | 45,909 | 130.8 | 86.7 % |
| Trans States Airlines | 1,164 | 45,405 | 50 | 78.0 % |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | 277 | 35,732 | 147.5 | 87.4 % |
| Expressjet Airlines Inc. | 793 | 33,067 | 50 | 83.4 % |
| Alaska Airlines Inc. | 155 | 22,884 | 159.1 | 92.8 % |
| Spirit Air Lines | 155 | 19,957 | 145 | 88.8 % |
| JetBlue Airways | 174 | 16,403 | 132.2 | 71.3 % |
| Comair Inc. | 248 | 13,025 | 68.6 | 76.6 % |
| USA 3000 Airlines | 72 | 8,780 | 168 | 72.6 % |
| Chautauqua Airlines Inc. | 87 | 3,451 | 50 | 79.3 % |
| Mesaba Airlines | 33 | 2,327 | 76 | 92.8 % |
| Pinnacle Airlines Inc. | 31 | 1,400 | 50 | 90.3 % |
| Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp | 4 | 195 | 50 | 97.5 % |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS NEAR CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
Click on a column header to sort the list; click a second time to reverse the sort order.| Type | Location | Date | Fatalities | Serious injuries | Minor injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2002-11-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2002-10-24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2003-07-17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Accident | Sheridan,, Ill. See incident details |
2004-07-15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Incident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2004-09-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago O'Hare,, Ill. See incident details |
2005-05-31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2006-06-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2006-07-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2007-02-23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2007-03-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2006-11-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2006-11-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Lake Michigan,, Mich. See incident details |
2007-04-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2007-06-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2007-06-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2007-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2007-12-16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Accident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2007-12-14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Incident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2008-07-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2008-09-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2008-12-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2009-06-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Chicago,, Ill. See incident details |
2009-06-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of National Transportation Safety Board accident database system (ADMS2000), last updated Jan 1, 2010
