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OHare International Airport

OHare International Airport Master Plan Table of Contents Volume I

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Table of Contents Volume I

I. Introduction and Background ................................................................................................. I-1 1.1 Purpose and Goals...................................................................................................... I-1 1.2 Background ................................................................................................................ I-2 1.3 Approach and Methodology ...................................................................................... I-3 1.4 Preferred Plan............................................................................................................. I-3 1.5 Benefits to the National Airspace System.................................................................. I-4

II. Inventory ............................................................................................................................... II-1

2.1 Airport Setting ..........................................................................................................II-1 2.2 Historical Background ..............................................................................................II-1

2.2.1 The 1930s and 1940s ....................................................................................II-1 2.2.2 The 1950s and 1960s ....................................................................................II-4 2.2.3 The 1970s and 1980s ....................................................................................II-4 2.2.4 The 1990s .....................................................................................................II-4 2.2.5 The 2000s .....................................................................................................II-9

2.2.5.1 World Gateway Program .............................................................. II-9 2.2.5.2 The 20-Year Capital Improvements Program............................. II-11

2.3 Airspace and Air Traffic Control Facilities ............................................................II-12 2.3.1 TRACON Airspace ....................................................................................II-13

2.3.1.1 Arrivals Airspace Structure ........................................................ II-13 2.3.1.2 Departure Airspace Structure...................................................... II-16

2.3.2 Terminal Airspace ......................................................................................II-17 2.3.2.1 Plan X ........................................................................................ II-17 2.3.2.2 Plan W......................................................................................... II-23 2.3.2.3 Plan B.......................................................................................... II-26 2.3.2.4 Plan B Modified.......................................................................... II-29 2.3.2.5 Parallel 27s................................................................................. II-32 2.3.2.6 Parallel 14s.................................................................................. II-35

2.4 Airfield Facilities ....................................................................................................II-38 2.4.1 Runways .....................................................................................................II-38 2.4.2 Taxiways and Taxilanes .............................................................................II-40 2.4.3 Aprons and Hold Pads ................................................................................II-40 2.4.4 NAVAIDS, Airfield Lighting, and Instrumentation...................................II-42

2.5 Terminal Facilities ..................................................................................................II-44 2.5.1 Airline Exclusive Use.................................................................................II-62 2.5.2 Public Area .................................................................................................II-63 2.5.3 Concessions Area .......................................................................................II-65 2.5.4 Department of Aviation..............................................................................II-66 2.5.5 Utilities and Building Services...................................................................II-66 2.5.6 FIS Facilities...............................................................................................II-67 2.5.7 Other (Terminal Support) ...........................................................................II-67

2.6 Support/Ancillary Facilities ....................................................................................II-67 2.6.1 Aircraft Maintenance Facilities ..................................................................II-68 2.6.2 GSE Maintenance Facilities .......................................................................II-71



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2.6.3 Flight Kitchens ...........................................................................................II-71 2.6.4 Airline Support Facilities ...........................................................................II-71 2.6.5 Cargo Facilities...........................................................................................II-78 2.6.6 GA/FBO Facilities......................................................................................II-78 2.6.7 FAA ATCT Facility ...................................................................................II-78 2.6.8 Miscellaneous DOA Facilities....................................................................II-78 2.6.9 ARFF Facilities ..........................................................................................II-85 2.6.10 Non-Aviation/Vacant Facilities..................................................................II-85 2.6.11 DOA Airfield Facilities ..............................................................................II-85

2.7 Ground Access ........................................................................................................II-91 2.7.1 Roadways ...................................................................................................II-95

2.7.1.1 Regional Roadway Facilities ...................................................... II-95 2.7.1.2 On-Airport Roadways................................................................. II-97 2.7.1.3 Terminal Curbfront Roadways ................................................. II-100 2.7.1.4 Bus/Shuttle Center .................................................................... II-100

2.7.2 Public Parking ..........................................................................................II-102 2.7.3 Employee Parking ....................................................................................II-106 2.7.4 Rental Car Facilities .................................................................................II-106 2.7.5 Commercial Vehicle Staging Areas .........................................................II-109 2.7.6 Railroads...................................................................................................II-110 2.7.7 Public Transit............................................................................................II-110

2.8 On-Airport Passenger Movements........................................................................II-112 2.9 Other Facilities......................................................................................................II-112 2.10 Airport Environs and Land Use ............................................................................II-113

III. Aviation Activity Forecasts ..................................................................................................III-1

3.1 Adopted Forecast Sources........................................................................................III-1 3.2 Summary of 2001 TAF Projections .........................................................................III-2 3.3 Derivative Demand Profiles Passenger Enplanements .........................................III-2

3.3.1 Domestic/International Passenger Splits .....................................................III-6 3.3.2 O&D/Connecting Passenger Splits............................................................III-12 3.3.3 Peak Month and PMAD Passengers..........................................................III-14

3.4 Derivative Demand Profiles Aircraft Operations................................................III-14 3.4.1 Domestic Air Carrier and Commuter Activity ..........................................III-18

3.4.1.1 Annual Departures .....................................................................III-18 3.4.1.2 Peak Month and PMAD Departures ..........................................III-23

3.4.2 International Activity.................................................................................III-24 3.4.2.1 Annual Departures .....................................................................III-24 3.4.2.2 Peak Month/PMAD Departures.................................................III-27

3.4.3 All-Cargo Activity.....................................................................................III-27 3.4.3.1 Annual Departures .....................................................................III-27 3.4.3.2 Peak Month and PMAD Departures ..........................................III-28

3.4.4 General Aviation/Miscellaneous and Military Activity ............................III-28 3.4.4.1 Annual Departures .....................................................................III-28 3.4.4.2 Peak Month and PMAD Departures ..........................................III-29

3.5 Derivative Demand Profiles Cargo Tonnage Projections ...................................III-29 3.6 Design Day Schedule.............................................................................................III-30

3.6.1 Assumptions and Methodology.................................................................III-32



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3.6.2 Future Domestic Flight Activity................................................................III-35 3.6.3 Future International Flight Activity...........................................................III-37 3.6.4 Calibration Of The Design Day Schedules ...............................................III-47 3.6.5 Peaking Characteristics .............................................................................III-48 3.6.6 Non-Commercial Activity .........................................................................III-48 3.6.7 Fleet Mix ...................................................................................................III-50

IV. Demand/Capacity Analysis and Facility Requirements ...................................................... IV-1

4.1 Airfield Demand/Capacity Analysis and Facility Requirements ............................ IV-1 4.1.1 Airfield Demand/Capacity Analysis........................................................... IV-2 4.1.2 Airfield Facility Requirements ................................................................... IV-8

4.1.2.1 Runway Orientation.................................................................... IV-9 4.1.2.2 Runway Length......................................................................... IV-17 4.1.2.3 Runway Width .......................................................................... IV-19 4.1.2.4 Runway Separation ................................................................... IV-19 4.1.2.5 Runway Pavement Strength...................................................... IV-20 4.1.2.6 Taxiway System........................................................................ IV-20 4.1.2.7 Airfield Safety Areas ................................................................ IV-21 4.1.2.8 NAVAIDs ................................................................................. IV-22 4.1.2.9 Airfield Facility Requirements Summary................................. IV-23

4.2 Passenger Terminal Area Facility Requirements.................................................. IV-23 4.2.1 Terminal Aircraft Gates............................................................................ IV-25 4.2.2 Apron Frontage Requirements ................................................................. IV-25 4.2.3 Passenger Terminal Building ................................................................... IV-25

4.3 Support/Ancillary Facility Requirements ............................................................. IV-26 4.3.1 Cargo ........................................................................................................ IV-27 4.3.2 Airline Aircraft Maintenance ................................................................... IV-30 4.3.3 Airline GSE Maintenance......................................................................... IV-32 4.3.4 Flight Kitchens ......................................................................................... IV-33 4.3.5 Airport Maintenance/DOA....................................................................... IV-33 4.3.6 GA/FBO ................................................................................................... IV-33 4.3.7 ARFF Stations .......................................................................................... IV-34

4.4 Ground Access Facility Requirements.................................................................. IV-34 4.4.1 Roadways ................................................................................................. IV-34 4.4.2 Public Parking .......................................................................................... IV-35 4.4.3 Employee Parking .................................................................................... IV-36 4.4.4 Rental Car Facility.................................................................................... IV-36 4.4.5 Commercial Vehicle Staging Areas ......................................................... IV-37



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List of Tables

II-1 Runway Characteristics ....................................................................................................... II-38

II-2 Runway Instrumentation and Lighting Systems.................................................................. II-43

II-3 Terminal Area Summary ..................................................................................................... II-62

II-4 Airline Locations ................................................................................................................. II-64

II-5 Passenger Processing Facilities by Terminal ...................................................................... II-65

II-6 Aircraft Maintenance Facility Space Utilization Estimates ................................................ II-70

II-7 GSE Maintenance Facility Space Utilization Estimates...................................................... II-73

II-8 Flight Kitchen Space Utilization Estimates......................................................................... II-75

II-9 Airline Support Facility Space Utilization Estimates.......................................................... II-77

II-10 Cargo Facility Space Utilization Estimates ......................................................................... II-80

II-11 GA/FBO Facility Space Utilization Estimates .................................................................... II-82

II-12 Miscellaneous DOA Facility Space Utilization Estimates .................................................. II-86

II-13 Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Facilty (A.R.F.F) Space Utilization Estimates.................. II-88

II-14 Non-Aviation/Vacant Facility Space Utilization Estimates ................................................ II-90

II-15 Intersection Level of Service and Delay for Regional Signalized Intersections Existing (2002) .................................................................................................................................. II-98

II-16 Intersection Level of Service and Delay for On-Airport Signalized Intersections............ II-100

II-17 Terminal Curbfront Roadway Lane Detail........................................................................ II-101

II-18 Public Parking Lots Capacity ............................................................................................ II-105

II-19 Off-Airport Parking Lots Capacity and Occupancy Rates ................................................ II-105

II-20 Employee Parking Inventory............................................................................................. II-107

II-21 Rental Car Facilities Inventory.......................................................................................... II-109 III-1 2001 FAA Terminal Area Forecasts for O'Hare International Airport - Passenger

Enplanements .......................................................................................................................III-5

III-2 2001 FAA Terminal Area Forecasts for O'Hare International Airport - Total Aircraft Operations ............................................................................................................................III-6

III-3 Passenger Enplanement Projections Summary..................................................................III-7

III-4 Historical Domestic Passenger Enplanements .....................................................................III-9

III-5 Historical International Passenger Enplanements ..............................................................III-10

III-6 Domestic/International Passenger Splits ............................................................................III-11

III-7 Passenger Enplanements Activity Profiles ......................................................................III-13



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III-8 Historical Domestic Air Carrier Operations.......................................................................III-16

III-9 Historical International Air Carrier Operations..................................................................III-17

III-10 Summary - Total Annual Aircraft Operations....................................................................III-19

III-11 Summary - Peak Month Aircraft Operations......................................................................III-20

III-12 Summary PMAD Aircraft Operations.............................................................................III-21

III-13 Domestic Activity - Annual Projections.............................................................................III-22

III-14 Domestic Activity - Derivative Profiles (Annual, Peak Month, and Peak Month Average Day)......................................................................................................................III-25

III-15 International Activity - Derivative Profiles (Annual, Peak Month, and Peak Month Average Day)......................................................................................................................III-26

III-16 Summary of Total Cargo Tonnage Projections ..................................................................III-30

III-17 Design Day Schedule Summary Scheduled Activity Characteristics .............................III-32

III-18 Passenger Enplanements Profiles ....................................................................................III-33

III-19 Design Day Schedule (2001 TAF Derivative Profiles) - Domestic Activity Flight Distribution.........................................................................................................................III-36

III-20 O'Hare International Airport - Design Day Schedules - Summary of Domestic Markets .III-38

III-21 Design Day Schedule (2001 TAF Derivative Profiles) - International Activity Flight Distribution.........................................................................................................................III-42

III-22 International Market Priorities ...........................................................................................III-43

III-23 O'Hare International Airport Design Day Schedules - Summary of International Markets ...............................................................................................................................III-44

III-24 Peaking Summaries ............................................................................................................III-49

III-25 Design Day Fleet Mix Summary - Scheduled Air Carrier Service ....................................III-51 IV-1 FAA Airport Reference Code............................................................................................ IV-10

IV-2 Aircraft Operations by Allowable Crosswind ................................................................... IV-11

IV-3 Wind Coverage.................................................................................................................. IV-16

IV-4 Runway Length Requirements .......................................................................................... IV-18

IV-5 Runway Separation Standards........................................................................................... IV-19

IV-6 CAT II/III Wind/Weather Coverage ................................................................................. IV-23

IV-7 Airfield Facility Requirements Summary ......................................................................... IV-24

IV-8 2000 Actual Terminal Utilization Characteristics ............................................................. IV-26

IV-9 2018 Estimated Gross Terminal Area Requirements ........................................................ IV-26

IV-10 Support/Ancillary Facility Requirements Summary by Facility Component ................... IV-28

IV-11 Existing and Future Cargo Facilities ................................................................................. IV-29



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IV-12 Allocation of Future Cargo Facilities to Various Planning Years..................................... IV-30

IV-13 Aircraft Maintenance Facilities Requirements .................................................................. IV-31

IV-14 GSE Maintenance Facilities .............................................................................................. IV-32

IV-15 Flight Kitchens Requirements ........................................................................................... IV-33

IV-16 Airport Maintenance and DOA Facilities.......................................................................... IV-34

IV-17 Summary of Overall Public Parking Facility Requirements ............................................. IV-35

IV-18 Summary of Parking Facility Requirements for Employees Working in Terminals and Flight Crews ...................................................................................................................... IV-36

IV-19 Summary of Commercial Vehicle Staging Area Requirements........................................ IV-38



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List of Exhibits

II-1 General Airport Location ...................................................................................................... II-2

II-2 The 1940s Orchard Field ....................................................................................................... II-3

II-3 The 1960s .............................................................................................................................. II-5

II-4 The 1970s (1970)................................................................................................................... II-6

II-5 The 1980s (1981)................................................................................................................... II-7

II-6 The 1980s (1987)................................................................................................................... II-8

II-7 The 1990s (1997)................................................................................................................ II-10

II-8 TRACON Airspace ............................................................................................................. II-14

II-9 Existing Airspace................................................................................................................ II-15

II-10 Existing Airport Layout Plan............................................................................................... II-18

II-11 Existing Airfield Runway Operating Configurations.......................................................... II-19

II-12 Plan X Airspace Routes....................................................................................................... II-20

II-13 Plan X Taxiway Routes ....................................................................................................... II-22

II-14 Plan W Airspace Routes...................................................................................................... II-24

II-15 Plan W Taxiway Routes ...................................................................................................... II-25

II-16 Plan B Airspace Routes ....................................................................................................... II-27

II-17 Plan B Taxiway Routes ....................................................................................................... II-28

II-18 Plan B Modified Airspace Routes ....................................................................................... II-30

II-19 Plan B Modified Taxiway Routes ....................................................................................... II-31

II-20 Parallel 27s Airspace Routes ............................................................................................... II-33

II-21 Parallel 27s Taxiway Routes ............................................................................................... II-34

II-22 Parallel 14s Airspace Routes ............................................................................................... II-36

II-23 Parallel 14s Taxiway Routes ............................................................................................... II-37

II-24 Airfield Facilities Runways and Taxiways....................................................................... II-39

II-25 Airfield Facilities Passenger Terminal Apron.................................................................. II-41

II-26 Terminal 1, Concourses B & C / Mezzanine Level............................................................. II-45

II-27 Terminal 1, Concourses B & C / Upper Level .................................................................... II-46

II-28 Terminal 1, Concourses B & C / Apron Level .................................................................... II-47

II-29 Terminal 1, Concourses B & C, and Pedestrian Tunnel / Basement Level......................... II-48

II-30 Terminal 2, Concourses E & F / Mezzanine Level ............................................................. II-49

II-31 Terminal 2, Concourses E & F / Upper Level..................................................................... II-50



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II-32 Terminal 2, Concourses E & F / Apron Level..................................................................... II-51

II-33 Terminal 2, Concourses E & F / Basement Level ............................................................... II-52

II-34 Terminal 3, Concourses H, K & L / Rotunda, Concourse G / Mezzanine Level ................ II-53

II-35 Terminal 3, Concourses H, K & L / Rotunda, Concourse G / Upper Level........................ II-54

II-36 Terminal 3, Concourses H, K & L / Rotunda, Concourse G / Apron Level ....................... II-55

II-37 Terminal 3, Concourses H, K & L / Rotunda, Concourse G / Basement Level .................. II-56

II-38 Terminal 5 & Concourse M / Mezzanine Level .................................................................. II-57

II-39 Terminal 5 & Concourse M / Upper Level ......................................................................... II-58

II-40 Terminal 5 & Concourse M / Apron Level ......................................................................... II-59

II-41 Terminal 5 & Concourse M / Basement Level.................................................................... II-60

II-42 Terminal Support Facilities ................................................................................................. II-61

II-43 Existing Aircraft Maintenance Facilities............................................................................. II-69

II-44 Existing Ground Service Equipment (GSE) Maintenance Facilities................................... II-72

II-45 Existing Flight Kitchens ...................................................................................................... II-74

II-46 Existing Airline Support Facilities ...................................................................................... II-76

II-47 Existing Cargo Facilities ..................................................................................................... II-79

II-48 Existing General Aviation / Fixed Base Operations (GA/FBO) Facilities.......................... II-81

II-49 Existing Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)....................................................................... II-83

II-50 Existing Miscellaneous DOA Facilities .............................................................................. II-84

II-51 Existing Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (A.R.F.F.) Facilities .......................................... II-87

II-52 Existing Non-Aviation / Vacant Facilities .......................................................................... II-89

II-53 Existing DOA Airfield Access ............................................................................................ II-92

II-54 Primary Service Road System............................................................................................. II-93

II-55 Snow Dump Areas............................................................................................................... II-94

II-56 Off-Airport Roadway and Rail Facilities ............................................................................ II-96

II-57 On-Airport Roadway Facilities ........................................................................................... II-99

II-58 On-Airport Parking (North)............................................................................................... II-103

II-59 On-Airport Parking (South)............................................................................................... II-104

II-60 Other Ground Access Facilities......................................................................................... II-111

II-61 Generalized Existing Land Use ......................................................................................... II-114 III-1 2001 FAA Terminal Area Forecasts / Passenger Enplanements in Calendar Years ............III-3

III-2 2001 FAA Terminal Area Forecasts / Total Aircraft Operations in Calendar Years ...........III-4



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III-3 Sample Design Day Schedule Format ................................................................................III-31

III-4 International Departures by Region....................................................................................III-46 IV-1 Hub Characteristics ............................................................................................................. IV-3

IV-2 2001 PMAD Hourly Operations (Sum of the Previous Hour) ............................................ IV-4

IV-3 Existing Capacity/Existing Demand - Arrival Priority ....................................................... IV-5

IV-4 Existing Capacity/Existing Demand - Departure Priority ................................................... IV-6

IV-5 Existing Capacity/2018 Demand - Arrival Priority............................................................. IV-7

IV-6 Existing Capacity/2018 Demand - Departure Priority ........................................................ IV-7

IV-7 Existing Capacity/2001 and 2018 Demand - Balanced Arrivals/Departures ...................... IV-8

IV-8 Wind Rose / All Weather Wind Coverage ........................................................................ IV-12

IV-9 Wind Rose / IFR Wind Coverage...................................................................................... IV-13

IV-10 Wind Rose / VFR Wind Coverage .................................................................................... IV-14

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