Chicago, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
US-0263
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656 ft
US-IL
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 42.01° N, -87.93° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
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Not applicable. There is no verifiable record of this airport ever existing as a distinct, recognized entity. The identifier and name appear to be erroneous data.
Not applicable. The airport is not documented in historical aviation records and therefore has no recorded reason for closure. The location corresponds to an active major international airport.
The site specified is an integral part of the active and operational O'Hare International Airport (KORD). The coordinates point to an area with runways, taxiways, and other critical airport infrastructure for one of the world's busiest airports.
There is no historical significance for an airport named 'Ravenswood Airport (US-0263)' at this location. The coordinates (42.01, -87.93) place it on the grounds of what is now O'Hare International Airport (ICAO: KORD, IATA: ORD). The true historical predecessor to O'Hare at this site was Orchard Place Airport, which was built in 1942-43. It served as a manufacturing plant for Douglas C-54 Skymaster military transport aircraft during World War II. After the war, in 1949, it was renamed O'Hare International Airport in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Edward 'Butch' O'Hare and was developed into Chicago's primary international gateway.
Not applicable. The site is currently in use as a major international airport and there are no prospects for a separate entity to open or 'reopen' there.
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