CHICAGO: ORD & MDW discussion

[Chi-Sky21]

My bet would be near where the heli pad is along the river south of the city. Or maybe the marshaling yard by McCormick.

[k1052]

Yeah, I dunno about this. The noise is going to drive people nuts and the city council is likely to put the kibosh on it.

[nomarandlee]

Sorry if someone already posted.......

Final Environmental Assessment PDF with a plethora of renders and images (most likely rough placeholders, but pretty detailed in description) for the ORD 21 plans.

https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/fi...pendix_G_4.pdf

[jonesrmj]

Originally Posted by nomarandlee

Sorry if someone already posted.......

Final Environmental Assessment PDF with a plethora of renders and images (most likely rough placeholders, but pretty detailed in description) for the ORD 21 plans.

https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/fi...pendix_G_4.pdf

That document seems to confirm that these are the overall shapes to expect for the Global Terminal and Satellites:

[twister244]

Originally Posted by nomarandlee

Sorry if someone already posted.......

Final Environmental Assessment PDF with a plethora of renders and images (most likely rough placeholders, but pretty detailed in description) for the ORD 21 plans.

https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/fi...pendix_G_4.pdf

Very cool find! Thanks for sharing!

No beautiful new renderings of OGT or the new satellites, but it's super cool to see the details of how connections between existing terminals and the new additions will be modified. Happy to see the rotunda is getting a bit of a re-boot. I also totally overlooked the small additions to C and B. Looks like just additional baggage collection (B), and maybe some new seating area in C?

I don't see any evidence of VE of OGT here, but then again, if there is to be any, we will find that out in due time. Hoping they keep to the original design.....

If you want to try to predict what the new satellites may look like, it might be worth looking towards the new KC airport as SOM designed the new terminals there - https://thepointsguy.com/news/kansas...terminal-tour/

Also - New hotels at T5 and the multi-modal facilities? That's news to me as well.

[nomarandlee]

Originally Posted by twister244

Very cool find! Thanks for sharing!

No beautiful new renderings of OGT or the new satellites, but it's super cool to see the details of how connections between existing terminals and the new additions will be modified. Happy to see the rotunda is getting a bit of a re-boot. I also totally overlooked the small additions to C and B. Looks like just additional baggage collection (B), and maybe some new seating area in C?

I don't see any evidence of VE of OGT here, but then again, if there is to be any, we will find that out in due time. Hoping they keep to the original design.....

If you want to try to predict what the new satellites may look like, it might be worth looking towards the new KC airport as SOM designed the new terminals there - https://thepointsguy.com/news/kansas...terminal-tour/

Also - New hotels at T5 and the multi-modal facilities? That's news to me as well.

I originally looked it up because it occurred me that there is dead space landside at T1 on the northeast side. I was wondering if there was going to be some new utilization of that space and was glad to see there are plans for it. What exactly will be a part of that space still remains to be seen, if landside concessions, check-in kiosk, or customer services will be interesting.