Mayor Rahm Emanuel and David Whitaker, president of Choose Chicago, have announced projections of visitors to Chicago in the first quarter reached a record 10.51 million, an increase of 3.5 percent over first quarter 2016. The results build on Chicago’s record performance in 2016, when 54.1 million people visited the city. The results also bring […]
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Chicago O’Hare Airport Duty Free shopping. About Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) This airport has eight runways made from asphalt, concrete or an asphalt/concrete mixture. The shortest runway is 2,286 meters and the longest is 3,962 meters. They have a concrete helipad, too. 54 million passengers, 2.5 million metric tons of cargo and 684,201 aircraft movements were […]
Chicago Rockford Airport Duty Free shopping. About Chicago Rockford Airport (RFD) Chicago Rockford Airport (IATA: RFD, ICAO: KRFD, FAA LID: RFD), is a general aviation and commercial airport in Winnebago County, Illinois. It is 85 miles (136.7 km) northwest of Chicago and four miles (6 km) south of Rockford. The airport served over 100,000 passengers […]
Chicago Midway Airport Duty Free shopping. About Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) This airport has five runways, all over 1,176 meters long. Two are asphalt, two are concrete, and one is an asphalt/concrete mixture. There were 15.8 million passengers and 22,560 tonnes of cargo from 185,956 aircraft movements in 2021. The normal passenger traffic numbers are […]
