Overview

• A ceremonial groundbreaking on August 18 marked the start of construction on Concourse D at O’Hare International Airport.
• Concourse D represents a $1.3 billion investment and is the first satellite concourse in the airport’s multibillion-dollar expansion plan.
• Mayor Brandon Johnson joined aviation and airline leaders at the ceremony to underscore the project’s role in maintaining Chicago’s global aviation leadership.
• Under a May 2024 agreement with United and American Airlines, the $8.5 billion sequencing framework aims to control costs and prioritize key phases.
• Future phases call for demolishing Terminal 2 to build a Global Terminal and later adding Concourse E to further increase capacity.