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Ground Stop at O'Hare Saturday Morning Sep. 19, 2026 with Thunderstorms; Chance of Precipitation 100%.

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Chicago weather: Heavy rains bring weekend flood threat (Albert Ramon/CBS Chicago). ORD Status  Captured Sat Sep 19 2026 6:40 AM CDT Ground Stop 19/5:27 AM CDT—19/7:00 AM CDT Departures to Chicago O'Hare International are grounded due to thunderstorms. Probability of extension is medium (30-60%). Grounding applies to departures from ZAU ZLC ZTL ZDC ZNY ZFW ZOB ZDV ZBW ZKC ZME ZID ZAB ZMP CYHZ CYOW CYUL CYYZ Advisory Scope Current Airport Config. Arrival Runway 9L/10C/10R Departure Runway 9R/10L Arrival Rate 16 SOURCE: National Airspace System National Airspace System Delays AirportsChicago.com Chicago-O'Hare International Airport via NOAA's National Weather Service September 19 2026, 5:51 am CDT Thunderstorm Rain Fog/Mist and 63 F  Winds Northeast at 11.5 MPH (10 KT) Pressure 30.01 Humidity 97%.    O'HARE FORECAST …  Sat September 19, 2026 6:44 AM Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm afte...

Live from O’Hare International Airport: Live Plane Spotting Video with ATC Radio Audio from Curious Spotter Friday, September 18, 2026

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LIVE video from O'Hare International Airport beginning in the 8 o'clock hour Friday, September 18, 2026 (TheCuriousSpotter@YouTube.com). Weather Observations via via NOAA's National Weather Service ... Friday, Sep 18 2026, 8:51 am CDT:  Partly Cloudy and 69 F at Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare International  Winds East at 13.8 MPH (12 KT). The pressure 30.27 and the humidity 63%. Friday, Sep 18 2026, 7:51 am CDT: A Few Clouds and 67 F at Chicago, Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. Winds East at 11.5 MPH (10 KT). The pressure 30.26 and the humidity 73%.  Arlingtoncardinal.com/weather Arlingtoncardinal.com/radar AirportChicago.com Flight Tracking Flightradar24 at O'Hare All content, videos and links mentioned are for information only, and are not necessarily endorsed or specifically recommended by AirportsChicago.com for your specific condition or situation.

LIVESTREAM at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Saturday, September 12, 2026

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LIVESTREAM at LaGuardia Airport  located in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Northern Queens, New York City with great views of departures and arrivals on Runway 13 and Runway 31 with views of The NYC Skyline. The camera is operated by @usalivestream-airplanes/YouTube ( @flightradar24dotcom ). LaGuardia Airport is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, United States, situated on the northwestern shore of Long Island, bordering Flushing Bay. It covers 680 acres (280 ha) as of July 1, 2026. LaGuardia Airport accommodates airline service primarily to domestic, is a hub for both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, and includes limited international routes. In 2023, LaGuardia was ... the third-busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area behind Kennedy and Newark airports, and the 19th-busiest in the United States by passenger volume.  LaGuardia Airport is located directly to the north of the Grand Central Parkway, which is the airport's primary acces...

Chinese Canadian Undergraduate Accused of Working as a Photo Spy for China at O'Hare International Airport

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Alleged Chinese undergraduate student who said he had an aircraft photo hobby accused of espionage at O’Hare; security images captured a Chinese national snapping pictures of aircraft at the airport (Chuck Goudie/NBC Chicago). Weiheng Zeng, a 24-year-old Chinese national and undergraduate student at Canada's University of Waterloo, was taken into federal custody, facing accusations of participating in a Chinese intelligence-led reconnaissance operation targeting major North American logistics hubs. Weiheng Zeng initially claimed he was a passionate "plane spotter" chasing a rare aircraft, but later admitted he was recruited and paid by a handler he believed worked for Chinese state security for an unknown project. All content, videos and links mentioned are for information only, and are not necessarily endorsed or specifically recommended by AirportsChicago.com for your specific condition or situation.

Rideshare Drivers Who Follow the Rules and Wait in the Designated Ridesharing Lot at O'Hare Are Losing Assignments to Drivers Who Illegally Park on Kennedy Expressway Emergency Stopping Areas

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Rideshare drivers that are following the rules say they are losing work and money to others that illegally idle and wait on the expressway shoulder (Marissa Sulek/CBS Chicago). Uber drivers are illegally idling on the shoulder of the Kennedy Expressway in an "Emergency Parking Only" area, and Uber drivers who follow the rules and wait in a designated Ride Sharing lot are losing out in the queue, and are losing money. All drivers who wait in the emergency parking areas on the shoulders can be fined $100, but enforcement is weak. Jahanzaib Mawani, who appears to drive in the Uber Black SUV tier, follows the rules and uses the designated ridesharing lot. He explained the predicament to CBS Chicago reporter Marissa Sulek. All content, videos and links mentioned are for information only, and are not necessarily endorsed or specifically recommended by AirportsChicago.com for your specific condition or situation.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY... Issued at 555 AM CST Mon Feb 19 2024

No aviation concerns this morning (Monday, February 19, 2024).  A weak pressure gradient over the area will support very light winds through the period, generally from a southerly direction but somewhat variable early this morning. Once a prevailing direction does develop, trends should evolve from SSW early, eventually to SSE by late afternoon. It may also be worth mentioning that an odd little pocket of lower cigs and vsbys moved onshore from Lake Michigan overnight into far northeast IL and spread into portions of southern WI. At 12 UTC JVL was reporting OVC001 and 1/8 SM. There are hints that a little residual tail of this feature stretches into Cook County northwest of the ORD TAF radius. It does not appear to be expanding, but aircraft operating in that area may encounter very localized lower cigs/vsbys in otherwise widespread VFR conditions. - Lenning/NWS Chicago TAF = Terminal Aerodrome Forecast CIGS = ceilings VSBYS = visibilities JVL = Southern Wisconsin Regional KJVL

CSN 434 Departing Chicago O'Hare to Shanghai

China Southern Cargo (CSN 434) departing O'Hare for  from Istanbul northbound over Arlington Heights at just over 5,000 feet about 3:00 p.m. and scheduled to land at Shangahai (PVG) at 5:38 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2023. Boeing 777-F1B