The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will cap daily flights at Chicago O’Hare International Airport this summer, the agency said in an order issued on April 16.
The FAA will limit flights to 2,708 arrivals and departures per day from May 17 through Oct. 24. The agency said the restriction will keep delays from worsening beyond last summer’s already poor performance.
The cap follows weeks of tense negotiations with airlines.
Carriers had scheduled more than 3,000 daily flights for peak summer days—nearly 15 percent higher than the year before—despite ongoing construction and other constraints at one of the nation’s busiest hubs. Only about 56 percent of departures and 58 percent of arrivals left on time at O’Hare during the 2025 summer season….