O'Hare International Airport, typically referred to as O'Hare Airport, Chicago O'Hare, or simply O'Hare, is an international airport located on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois, 14 miles northwest of the Loop business district.

What does ORD airport stand for?

Chicago O'Hare, our home base, was originally known as Orchard Field Airport. ... OR comes from the first two letters of Orchard, and D comes from the last letter in Field, making up the airport code ORD.

Why Chicago airport is called O Hare?

1949: Chicago City Council renames Orchard Field as Chicago O'Hare International Airport (O'Hare) to honor naval aviator Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O'Hare, a Medal of Honor recipient from Chicago.