#ORD-ATL
ATL ( I don’t hear any dissent)

ORD! Truly can smd
9a. What is the best airport you've flown with?

9b. What is the worst airport you've flown with?
September 29, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I have never had any issues with air travel or airports (knock on wood!)

Best: ATL, LGA <-- My main ones I travel out/through

Least favorite: ORD (O'Hare, only because it seems the only times I've been delayed is through there)
9a. What is the best airport you've flown with?

9b. What is the worst airport you've flown with?
September 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
ICAO: #A6C247
Owner: #UNITEDAIRLINES
Flt: #UAL356 #N53441 #B739 #PHX-#ORD-#ATL
Time: 2026-09-29 10:57:40 CDT
Min Alt: 29925 ft
Min Dist: 124.8 nm (-13deg NNW)
Squawk: #0737
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September 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Ugh! I am so sorry!

I have my LAS delay stories too, spanning 4 decades now.

Not sure why that particular airport has been a problem on a scale that outranks LAX ATL ORD SNA etc
September 29, 2026 at 1:29 AM
ICAO: #A44611
Owner: #UNITEDAIRLINES
Flt: #UAL356 #N37474 #B739 #ORD-#ATL
Time: 2026-09-28 11:07:28 CDT
Min Alt: 27000 ft
Min Dist: 110.93 nm (-11deg N)
Squawk: #4122
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September 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM
ICAO: #A2B4EA
Owner: #UNITEDAIRLINES
Flt: #UAL2183 #N27366 #B38M #ORD-#ATL
Time: 2026-09-28 07:48:54 CDT
Min Alt: 29900 ft
Min Dist: 102.1 nm (141deg SE)
Squawk: #3631
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September 28, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Evidently my on-tarmac delay In ATL was caused by the wet guy departing ORD at our scheduled arrival time. Our pilot is remarkably nonplussed about chance we could still evidently be diverted to Milwaukee.
September 28, 2026 at 12:11 AM
(Sent from on-plane delay sitting at ATL because my destination ORD is doing ORD things)
September 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
ICAO: #A49F87
Owner: #UNITEDAIRLINES
Flt: #UAL2183 #N39726 #B737 #ORD-#ATL
Time: 2026-09-26 07:39:04 CDT
Min Alt: 29975 ft
Min Dist: 109.47 nm (157deg SSE)

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September 26, 2026 at 12:45 PM
ICAO: #A49F87
Owner: #UNITEDAIRLINES
Flt: #UAL2183 #N39726 #B737 #ORD-#ATL
Time: 2026-09-25 07:35:24 CDT
Min Alt: 30000 ft
Min Dist: 92.67 nm (159deg SSE)
Squawk: #2322
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September 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM
✈️ FAA Ops Summary - 23/1600 ✈️

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BOS GDP REVISION DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET CLEARING ON THE
CEILINGS. OCEANIC ROUTE CLOSURES WERE EXTENDED FOR THUNDE... More info in image.
FAA Details. #AvGeek
September 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM
✈️ FAA Ops Summary - 23/1200 ✈️

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STAVE 1A CANCELLED FOR THE MORNING. BOS GDP HAS BEEN PUBLISHED PRIOR
TO THE NEXT OPERATIONS PLAN DUE TO TAXIWAY/RWY CON... More info in image.
FAA Details. #AvGeek
September 23, 2026 at 12:03 PM
✈️ FAA Ops Summary - 22/1600 ✈️

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ORD TOWER STAFFING TRIGGER UNTIL 1900Z. ZBW_HEADI ROUTE WAS
CANCELLED. CEILINGS ARE SUPPOSE TO LIFT IN BOSTON IN THE 16... More info in image.
FAA Details. #AvGeek
September 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🇺🇸 N483UA - Airbus A320 232 - United Airlines UAL1288/UA1288, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - 4.8 mi away @ 35150 ft, heading NNE at 548 mph. Spotted 46x before. [11:47:42 AM CDT] #A5F581 #N483UA #A320 #UNITED #UAL1288 #UA1288 #ADSB #ADSBbot
September 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
✈️ FAA Ops Summary - 20/0000 ✈️

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THE DEN GROUND DELAY PROGRAM CONTINUES. ATL GROUND STOP IN PLACE DUE
TO SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS. ORD EXITED A ... More info in image.
FAA Details. #AvGeek
September 20, 2026 at 12:03 AM
🇺🇸 N951DX - Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W - Delta Air Lines DAL2879/DL2879, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - 24.4 mi away @ 35875 ft, heading NNW at 525 mph. Spotted 80x before. [06:17:15 PM CDT] #AD38BF #N951DX #B739 #DELTA #DAL2879 #DL2879 #ADSB #ADSBbot
September 19, 2026 at 11:17 PM
✈️ FAA Ops Summary - 19/2200 ✈️

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ORD GROUND DELAY PROGRAM CANCELED. A DEN GROUND DELAY PROGRAM AND
ROUTE STRUCTURE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO MANAGE THUND... More info in image.
FAA Details. #AvGeek
September 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
✈️ FAA Ops Summary - 19/2000 ✈️

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SFO GDP CANCELED. ORD GDP CONTINUES. ATL USING CDRS TO MANAGE AROUND
THUNDERSTORMS. ALL ORD/MDW ROUTE STRUCTURE TIMED O... More info in image.
FAA Details. #AvGeek
September 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
🇺🇸 N481UA - Airbus A320 232 - United Airlines UAL1288/UA1288, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - 5.1 mi away @ 37925 ft, heading NNE at 527 mph. Spotted 47x before. [01:48:30 PM CDT] #A5EE13 #N481UA #A320 #UNITED #UAL1288 #UA1288 #ADSB #ADSBbot
September 19, 2026 at 6:48 PM
🇺🇸 N93003 - Airbus A319 115SL - American Airlines AAL1041/AA1041, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - 5.3 mi away @ 39025 ft, heading N at 532 mph. Spotted 29x before. [12:57:50 PM CDT] #ACE81D #N93003 #A319 #AMERICAN #AAL1041 #AA1041 #ADSB #ADSBbot
September 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
🇺🇸 N884DN - Boeing 737NG 900ER/W - Delta Air Lines DAL2894/DL2894, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - 4.9 mi away @ 35875 ft, heading NNE at 542 mph. Spotted 10x before. [12:49:14 PM CDT] #AC2D09 #N884DN #B739 #DELTA #DAL2894 #DL2894 #ADSB #ADSBbot
September 19, 2026 at 5:49 PM
🇺🇸 N3732J - Boeing 737NG 832/W - Delta Air Lines DAL1139/DL1139, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - 8.6 mi away @ 40300 ft, heading N at 531 mph. Spotted 16x before. [08:01:05 PM CDT] #A44197 #N3732J #B738 #DELTA #DAL1139 #DL1139 #ADSB #ADSBbot
September 19, 2026 at 1:01 AM
🇺🇸 N47446 - BOEING 737 MAX 9 - United Airlines UAL2678/UA2678, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - 5.2 mi away @ 37175 ft, heading NNW at 536 mph. Spotted 4x before. [07:10:47 PM CDT] #A5D2F9 #N47446 #B39M #UNITED #UAL2678 #UA2678 #ADSB #ADSBbot
September 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM
🇺🇸 N376FR - Airbus A320 251NSL - Frontier Airlines FFT1441/F91441, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - 5.4 mi away @ 40350 ft, heading NW at 506 mph. Spotted 23x before. [08:26:24 AM CDT] #A44AA2 #N376FR #A20N #FRONTIER_FLIGHT #FFT1441 #F91441 #ADSB #ADSBbot
September 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
OAG top airport megahubs, 2026
(Based on connectivity: how many 1-stop connections can be made within 6 hours at that airport)
1 IST 2 LHR 3 AMS 4 KUL 5 ORD
6 ICN 7 FRA 8 HND 9 CDG 10 ATL
11 SIN 12 BKK 13 BOG 14 PVG 15 DFW
16 JFK 17 MIA 18 MAD 19 CAN 20 HKG
September 17, 2026 at 7:47 AM