Following the completion of a four-year environmental study, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a massive expansion of O’Hare International Airport that will include the construction of new terminals, gates, and hotels.
“Today’s news from the FAA gives us a clear path forward to start construction on the Terminal Area Plan which includes Satellite Concourses 1 and 2 and the O’Hare Global Terminal, the centerpieces of the capital improvement program we call O’Hare 21,” said Commissioner Jamie L. Rhea of the Chicago Department of Aviation, which owns and operates the airport.
The expansion is expected to start with two new satellite concourses, providing an estimated 1.3 million square feet of gate and amenity space….