The O'Hare Modernization Program


O'Hare Modernization Program Website

The O'Hare Modernization Program (OMP) will reconfigure O'Hare International Airport's intersecting runways into a more modern, parallel layout. The $6.6 billion Program will substantially reduce delays in all weather conditions and increase capacity at the airfield, allowing O'Hare to meet the region's aviation needs well into the future.

The OMP will also bring a new western terminal facility with more airline gates and parking. The western terminal will be connected to O'Hare's main terminal core by an automated people mover system.

O'Hare already generates 450,000 jobs and $38 billion in economic activity for the Chicago region and State of Illinois. A modernized O'Hare means the creation of 195,000 more jobs, and another $18 billion in annual economic activity. The OMP is expected to save the airlines approximately $370 million and passengers $380 million a year.

No local or state taxpayer dollars will be used to fund the Program. Funding comes from a variety of sources: Passenger Facility Charges, General Airport Revenue Bonds, and federal Airport Improvement Program funds.