ORD in the 1990s was spectacular in its domination. But it has never been the same in the post 9/11, regional jet, industry consolidation era of the 2000s. And thus been passed up by ATL as Delta’s presence dwarfs United and American today. But in the 1990s (and ‘80s for that matter) it was a different story. Great nostalgic video of a better time.
I'm certain O'Hare airport is busier now than it was back then. it's just not the busiest in the world. Air traffic has grown everywhere. and Atlanta isn't as much of a final destination as it is a super hub for Delta. O'Hare has recently regained its title back as busiest airport in the US. as far as aircraft movement.
O'Hare is much bigger now. And still one of the busiest in the world. I grew up here and I'm still amazed at how huge the airport is. And of course the gate is always on the opposite side of the airport. I'm just thankful I don't have to switch planes there. That would be awful!
Atlanta's Hartsfield International is the world's busiest airport in both numbers of passengers and aircraft movements since the late 1990's. In any case, enjoyed the video....thanks.
Maybe you should do some research First Dubai is the third busiest airport in the world behind Atlanta and Beijing and only became the third busiest airport in the world in 2014
ATL is the busiest in terms of passengers while ORD is sixth. ATL and ORD trade off as busiest in terms of take offs and landings depending on the year.
Atlanta Hartsfield International overtook O'Hare as the world's busiest airport in 1998 and has been ever since. In terms of operations, ATL has also been the world's busiest for the most part since 1998.
Atlanta's Hartsfield is the busiest airport in the world not only in total number of passengers, but also in operations (aircraft movements). The latest stats from 2022 for ATL: 724,145......ORD: 711,561. The last (and the ONLY time) ORD led in total ops during the past 20 years was in 2014. ATL is the only airport in the world to have approximated the 1 million mark in ops, when in 2007, it had over 994,000 aircraft movements in one year. ATL has had several years over the 900,000 mark. Delta Air Lines, which is HQ'd in ATL, has the largest airline hub operation in the world of any airline at any airport in the world --- and that is in ATLANTA. @@jochimbenschneider1915
Get this Chicago O’Hare International Airport now has 8 runways they just recently added runway 9C 27C and now they’re trying to expand International Terminal 5 the O’Hare Transit has been updated Metra and CTA blue line trains still run daily and now adding route 390 and 490 which is the Elgin O’Hare expressway. Southwest Airlines is now at O’Hare at Terminal 5 3 gates though. But United still has Terminals 1 and 2 and American has Terminal 3
O'Hare was and will be again. Because of the renovation and new runways it allowed Atlanta the busiest. Still O'Hare is expanding and runways are coming back which will put it back in its natural #1 position. Just search for info on Google.
0:17 - “Human cargo”...? 🤔🤦♂️ Nice compassionate terminology there. I wouldn’t want to be a passenger if the narrator owned & operated his own airline! Sheez!!! (And you know what? Sadly that’s not even funny. That’s how the airlines really treat people).
Depends on how you are measuring it, it is the 4th busiest in the world by passenger craft (2019), But you must also remember, O here is also the most busiest cargo airports in the world, So when you combine its cargo aircraft and passenger aircraft, it sees more planes taking off and landing then any other airport by a long shot. In comparison Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson, only carries passengers.
@@truthfacts5438 Memphis is the world's busiest cargo airport followed by Hong Kong, Shanghai, Anchorage and Louisville. Chicago's O"Hare doesn't even rank among the top 10. In terms of passengers, Atlanta FAR outranks O'Hare by more than 36 million passengers in 2019. In 2020, ATL temporarily fell to #2 to Guangzhou, China due to COVID-19. However, after the first quarter/2021, ATL has re-taken the #1 spot. In terms of operations (aircraft movements), ATL is also ranked #1 in the world, but by a small margin over #2 Chicago O'Hare.
ATL is the busiest in terms of passengers while ORD is sixth. ATL and ORD trade off as busiest in terms of take offs and landings depending on the year.
ORD in the 1990s was spectacular in its domination. But it has never been the same in the post 9/11, regional jet, industry consolidation era of the 2000s. And thus been passed up by ATL as Delta’s presence dwarfs United and American today. But in the 1990s (and ‘80s for that matter) it was a different story. Great nostalgic video of a better time.
I'm certain O'Hare airport is busier now than it was back then. it's just not the busiest in the world. Air traffic has grown everywhere. and Atlanta isn't as much of a final destination as it is a super hub for Delta. O'Hare has recently regained its title back as busiest airport in the US. as far as aircraft movement.
what a trip down memory lane...DC-10s, 727s, even B1900s! none of those have landed at ORD in years. Whoever did this video, should do an update
O'Hare is much bigger now. And still one of the busiest in the world. I grew up here and I'm still amazed at how huge the airport is. And of course the gate is always on the opposite side of the airport. I'm just thankful I don't have to switch planes there. That would be awful!
DC-10 you will be missed.
So will the MD-11
This video sounds like when im writing a paper that has to be 3,000 words and I'm stuck at 1,000
Looks like the 90s
Thanks. I was 3yrs old in 1999
@google user That's exactly what I was thinking, late 90's early 2000's ish.
at least before 9-11-2001
Atlanta's Hartsfield International is the world's busiest airport in both numbers of passengers and aircraft movements since the late 1990's. In any case, enjoyed the video....thanks.
sandiegotrojandawg no Dubai airport is they even have a shopping mall
Maybe you should do some research First Dubai is the third busiest airport in the world behind Atlanta and Beijing and only became the third busiest airport in the world in 2014
ATL is the busiest in terms of passengers while ORD is sixth. ATL and ORD trade off as busiest in terms of take offs and landings depending on the year.
Beautiful video and airport. I've been there one week ago. I've played the piano :) beautiful America. Goodbye from a Italy :)
The 2018 passenger statistics had ATL #1 107,394,029 LAX #2 87,534,384 ORD #3 83,245,472.
727 is my favorite aircraft
Shame to see its gone
was O'hare. Now Its Atlanta
Sadly.
At the beginning it’s a DC-10!
Atlanta Hartsfield International overtook O'Hare as the world's busiest airport in 1998 and has been ever since. In terms of operations, ATL has also been the world's busiest for the most part since 1998.
Actually for a few days during the year the Oshkosh Airport (Wittman Regional) becomes the worlds busiest when they have their air show there.
No not since 98. It’s right here when OHare was still the busiest. It’s still way at the top today and only behind Hartsfield in passengers.
Atlanta's Hartsfield is the busiest airport in the world not only in total number of passengers, but also in operations (aircraft movements). The latest stats from 2022 for ATL: 724,145......ORD: 711,561. The last (and the ONLY time) ORD led in total ops during the past 20 years was in 2014. ATL is the only airport in the world to have approximated the 1 million mark in ops, when in 2007, it had over 994,000 aircraft movements in one year. ATL has had several years over the 900,000 mark. Delta Air Lines, which is HQ'd in ATL, has the largest airline hub operation in the world of any airline at any airport in the world --- and that is in ATLANTA. @@jochimbenschneider1915
This documentary was made in the early 1990s
Get this Chicago O’Hare International Airport now has 8 runways they just recently added runway 9C 27C and now they’re trying to expand International Terminal 5 the O’Hare Transit has been updated Metra and CTA blue line trains still run daily and now adding route 390 and 490 which is the Elgin O’Hare expressway.
Southwest Airlines is now at O’Hare at Terminal 5 3 gates though. But United still has Terminals 1 and 2 and American has Terminal 3
🎶 “O’Hare O’Hare has my airport gone,
O’Hare O’Hare can it be?
With its runways cut short, and its TSA lines long,
O’Hare O’Hare can it be?!” 🎶
O'hare is not the busiest airport in the world, but Atlanta.
warrior5502 Back at the time this was recorded it probably was.
Agree
warrior5502 This was nearly 20 years ago. Could you not tell?
Matthew Jachtorowycz you’d be wrong
O'Hare was and will be again. Because of the renovation and new runways it allowed Atlanta the busiest. Still O'Hare is expanding and runways are coming back which will put it back in its natural #1 position. Just search for info on Google.
0:17 - “Human cargo”...? 🤔🤦♂️
Nice compassionate terminology there. I wouldn’t want to be a passenger if the narrator owned & operated his own airline!
Sheez!!! (And you know what? Sadly that’s not even funny. That’s how the airlines really treat people).
O'Hare hasn't been the busiest since 1998. When was this shot?
Depends on how you are measuring it, it is the 4th busiest in the world by passenger craft (2019), But you must also remember, O here is also the most busiest cargo airports in the world, So when you combine its cargo aircraft and passenger aircraft, it sees more planes taking off and landing then any other airport by a long shot. In comparison Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson, only carries passengers.
@@truthfacts5438 Memphis is the world's busiest cargo airport followed by Hong Kong, Shanghai, Anchorage and Louisville. Chicago's O"Hare doesn't even rank among the top 10. In terms of passengers, Atlanta FAR outranks O'Hare by more than 36 million passengers in 2019. In 2020, ATL temporarily fell to #2 to Guangzhou, China due to COVID-19. However, after the first quarter/2021, ATL has re-taken the #1 spot. In terms of operations (aircraft movements), ATL is also ranked #1 in the world, but by a small margin over #2 Chicago O'Hare.
When was this made? Gotta be the late 1990’s
It was made prior to 1998, the year Atlanta overtook O'Hare as the world's busiest. It's been #1 ever since.
considwring the 727's and dc-10's and old liveries this video is old af
Pete Salmon, a true legend...
Greatest sight of all at 3:50. 747 taking off.
It is 8 runways now
Yeah. More than any other airport on earth
Where'd u get this and when was it made?
This must be REALLY old. ATL passed ORD at least 15 years ago for the world's busiest airport. ORD has fallen to fifth busiest in 2012.
ATL is the busiest in terms of passengers while ORD is sixth. ATL and ORD trade off as busiest in terms of take offs and landings depending on the year.
KATL- laughs in Spanish voice.
Atlanta..My home litteraly.well south of it
I flew through o'hare and it was not very bust
Is this JOE ROGANS VOICE??
It USED to be NUMBER ONE, unfortunately, Atlanta has taken that title
@shamu636 I got it off a disk called "BIG STUFF" google it.
Anyone know what year this was filmed?
I think it covers the 70’s 80’s and 90’s.
Lol I’ve been to o’hare before
What type of plane is that at 3:48?
It looks like an ATR42 of American Eagle.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_42
@@AMSFlyer Thanks.
O'Hare what a joke.
Kennedy Airport is busy more than O’Hare and Atlanta international airport has more flights
O hare is a nasty airport
Thneedvie
Not the busiest airport in the world
Ok genius, it was at the time of the making of the video. Genius.
@@parkzonecorsairtips I knew that, but I was just stating a fact!