- Approximately 840 acres, located eight miles southwest of Chicago’s central business district
- Terminal square footage: 941,000 feet
- Six airlines provide nearly 300 daily flights to 55 destinations
- Served 19 million passengers on 304,000 flights in 2006
- Includes five runways and 43 gates
- Creates 90,000 jobs for the region and contributes $7 billion a year in economic activity
- 25-minute rail service between downtown and airport
- three public parking lots with more than 13,000 parking spaces
- current debt: $1.27 billion
Source: City of Chicago, Office of the Mayor