[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 43144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-14147]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Operating Limitations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA).

ACTION: Extension to order.

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SUMMARY: This action extends the April 20, 2026, order limiting the 
number of scheduled aircraft operations at Chicago O'Hare International 
Airport (ORD) through October 30, 2027.

DATES: This action is effective on October 25, 2026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 20, 2026, FAA issued a final order 
limiting operations at ORD (``the ORD Order'').\1\ The ORD Order is 
scheduled to expire on October 24, 2026. The construction projects and 
adjustments on the airfield necessitating the Order are expected to 
continue through Summer 2027, which will continue to limit airport 
capacity and impact airport operations. FAA finds that significant 
delay and operational disruption would occur at ORD if the ORD Order 
were to expire as originally scheduled. Under the authority provided to 
the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA Administrator by 49 U.S.C. 
40101, 40103, 40113, and 41722, FAA extends the ORD Order until October 
30, 2027.\2\ This Order takes effect on October 25, 2026, and expires 
on October 30, 2027. Any authorized scheduled timing not used during 
the remainder of the Winter 2026/2027 and Summer 2027 Scheduling 
Seasons will not be prioritized for the purposes of establishing an 
operational baseline for the next corresponding season unless the 
carrier notifies FAA of a request for prioritization. The authority for 
the ORD Order and terms and conditions contained in the ORD Order 
remain in force and affect.
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    \1\ See Operating Limitations at Chicago O'Hare International 
Airport, Order Establishing Scheduling Limits, 91 FR 21071 (April 
20, 2026), as amended on April 27, 2026, 91 FR 22573.
    \2\ FAA finds that notice and comment procedures under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b) are impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public 
interest, as no significant substantive changes are included in this 
action.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2026.
Bryan Bedford,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2026-14147 Filed 7-10-26; 4:15 pm]
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