Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). ACTION: Order establishing scheduling limits at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. I. Introduction Following delay reduction meetings conducted under 49 U.S.C. 41722 , this Order establishes a temporary limit on the number of scheduled operations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). It allocates those operations based on Summer 2025 ( i.e., March 30, 2025, through October 25, 2025) approved schedules under standard International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Level 2 schedule facilitation guidelines. Unapproved air carrier schedules published at ORD well after the conclusion of the standard Level 2 facilitation process and proximate to the beginning of the Summer 2026 scheduling season (“Summer 2026”, i.e., March 29, 2026, through October 24, 2026) will exceed the airport's capacity throughout Summer 2026 based on current factors such as airport construction and competitive scheduling dynamics occurring between the two largest carriers at the airport. Therefore, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that 2,708 operations per day is the level that will maximize capacity at the airfield in the Summer of 2026 without resulting in delays that are worse than those experienced in the Summer of 2025. By establishing this scheduling limit, this Order will achieve significant public benefits i…
Citation: 91 FR 21071
