Airport gate intelligence · ORD
How many gates does O’Hare Airport (ORD) have?
O’Hare Airport (ORD) has 194 gates, with about 1,284 airline departures a day. United has the most (90), followed by American (65).
United flies 52% of the 157,933 seats leaving ORD each day. United has 38% more gates and 45% more seats than American. 21 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
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Gates, seats and flights by airline at ORD
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United | 90 | 648 | 82,548 | 52% | 127 | 43% | 76 min | 316 |
| American | 65 | 501 | 57,061 | 36% | 114 | 54% | 70 min | 160 |
| Delta | 5 | 43 | 5,903 | 4% | 136 | 20% | 65 min | 0 |
| Alaska | 2 | 8 | 1,381 | 1% | 175 | 1% | 70 min | 3 |
| Frontier | 1 | 12 | 2,705 | 2% | 226 | 0% | 84 min | 0 |
| China Airlines | – | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 130 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 21 | |||||||
Average of 19 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 10 gates saw few or no flights (not in use or under repair). Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 3% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at ORD
78% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
| Airline | Departures a day | On time | 15+ min late |
|---|---|---|---|
| United | 648 | 81% | 19% |
| Delta | 43 | 78% | 22% |
| American | 501 | 74% | 26% |
| Frontier | 12 | 72% | 28% |
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 19 full days.
What size aircraft ORD’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at ORD: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no ORD gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: China Airlines (71 flights to Anchorage, Nagoya and Seattle); China Southern (22 flights to Shanghai); Arajet (13 flights to Punta Cana); Air China (8 flights to Shanghai).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): Air Incheon (23 flights); GG (10 flights); KD (6 flights); O3 (6 flights); K9 (2 flights); EZ (2 flights to Nuuk (Godthab)).
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How many gates does O’Hare Airport (ORD) have?
O’Hare Airport (ORD) has 194 gates, with about 1,284 airline departures a day. United has the most (90), followed by American (65).
Which airline has the most gates at O’Hare Airport (ORD)?
United, with 90 of the 194 gates at ORD (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave O’Hare Airport (ORD)?
About 1,284 airline departures a day (Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026).
Which terminal is United in at ORD?
United flies from Terminal 2’s Concourses F and E, Terminal 1’s Concourses C and B and Terminal 3’s Concourse G at O’Hare Airport (ORD).
How many gates does United have at ORD?
90 gates, with about 648 departures and 82,548 seats a day.
How many gates does American have at ORD?
65 gates, with about 501 departures and 57,061 seats a day.
How many gates does Delta have at ORD?
5 gates, with about 43 departures and 5,903 seats a day.
How many seats leave ORD each day?
About 157,933 seats on 1,284 airline departures a day (average of 19 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at ORD?
74 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves ORD on time most often?
United Airlines: 81% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 78% for all airlines at ORD (19 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026).
How often do flights at ORD go back to the gate after pushing back?
73 departures in 19 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off), and 4 came back and changed planes.
How many aircraft tows happen at ORD?
About 507 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.