International airport · Illinois, United States
How Big Is O'Hare Airport?
O'Hare Airport covers about 27 km² (11 sq mi), or 6,767 acres. That's small enough to fit inside Paris 3.8 times. It would hold roughly 5,119 American football fields.
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How O'Hare Airport Compares
DFW Airport
about the same size
Atlanta Airport
2.4× larger
Manhattan
50% smaller
Walt Disney World
2.7× smaller
Mackinac Island
2.9× larger
Biltmore Estate
3× larger
Paris
3.8× smaller
San Francisco
4.4× smaller
Boston
4.5× smaller
British Virgin Islands
6× smaller
District of Columbia
6× smaller
Aruba
7× smaller
Chicago
22× smaller
Illinois
5,257× smaller
United States
359,083× smaller
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Questions About the Size of O'Hare Airport
How big is O'Hare Airport?
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O'Hare Airport covers about 27 km² (11 sq mi).
How many acres is O'Hare Airport?
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About 6,767 acres.
Is O'Hare Airport bigger than Paris?
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No. O'Hare Airport is small enough to fit inside Paris 3.8 times, which covers 105 km² (41 sq mi).
Which is bigger, O'Hare Airport or DFW Airport?
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They're about the same size, but O'Hare Airport is slightly bigger: 27 km² (11 sq mi) against 27 km² (10 sq mi).
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