Chicago Airport

With the establishment of two important airports the city of Chicago emerged as an important transportation center during the 20th century. It houses some of the famous airports of US. The airports of Chicago serve both national and international flights. Chicago aspires to start a new airport at Peotone and also looks forward to in collaboration with the Gary/Chicago International Airport in Gary, Indiana.

Chicago being the center of all transportation houses many airports including:

Major airports at Chicago: Chicago houses two world famous and important airports including:

O'Hare International Airport

O'Hare International Airport is the famous international airport of Chicago. This airport serves both international and domestic flights and is one of the busiest airports in the world. The O'Hare International Airport serves the flights of United Airlines and American Airlines. This airport is currently under construction for the expansion of its services.

Chicago Midway International Airport

The other important airport of Chicago is the Chicago Midway International Airport. This airport mostly serves domestic flights. The Chicago Midway International Airport is the important center of flights belonging to the Southwest Airlines and ATA Airlines.
It is also the hub of Air Tran Airways.

Minor airports at Chicago

Chicago has a number of other airports which serve some of the commercial flights in the region. The small airports with narrow or proposed commercial services include: Gary Chicago Airport

This airport is located at Gary, Indiana, at a fair distance of 25 miles from the Chicago loop. Gary/Chicago International Airport is the third airport serving the Chicago region. At present this airport serves only the proposed commercial flights but it is under development by the federal body and is linking up with other airlines. At present is the center for the business fleets of Boeing and White Lodging Services. New facilities are being introduced by the National Guard to start their metropolitan area air operation from here.

Rockford Chicago Airport

The other significant airport though small is the Chicago/Rockford International Airport located at Rockford. This airport serves all international and national flights to Rockford as well as Chicago. This airport serves all flights to Denver, Las Vegas, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, and Orlando Sanford. The management of this airport looks forward to attract passengers from the western suburbs of Chicago.

Meigs Field

The other airport located in Chicago was Meigs Field Airport, which is primarily used by small private flights.