17/04/2025
Which International Airport Has the Most Runways?
📡 Chicago O'Hare - an eight-runway behemoth!
If you want to see as many runways as possible serving a single airport, look no further than my hometown Chicago O'Hare International (ORD). The windy city's intercontinental mega-hub features no less than eight separate landing strips, as well as a helipad.
The orientation of these runways can also make for some spectacular parallel operations. Among the eight landing strips are two sets of three runways that run parallel to each other. Although aircraft are dictated by minimum separation distances laid out by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Because there are eight runways and a high number of aircraft movements, O'Hare has three Control Towers, which are respectively in the north, center, and the most recent in the south.
