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--- transportation:airports [2025/08/22 20:32] – [DIA - Chicago, IL USA] timb
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 https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/06/06/top-10-longest-airport-runways-in-the-world/
+== Spending Too Much Time At Airports ==
+Zvi Mowshowitz - Aug 15, 2025
+In honor of Nate Silver’s analysis of when to leave for the airport, and because it’s been an intense week, I thought I’d offer my thoughts on various related questions.
+**Buying The Ticket**
+As far as I can tell, the major booking portals for tickets are all basically the same. I’ve been using Orbitz for a long time because I’m used to the interface, it is clean and I have confidence it works. The times I checked Kayak and so on they all seemed to be exactly the same.
+I still book tickets manually rather than using an AI agent. There isn’t much time to plausibly save and by the time I fully express preferences and enter my information anew I might as well have just done it myself. It also means I look at alternatives, which helps me keep tabs.
+My heuristic is to book a little over two weeks in advance, but not to book much more in advance of that in case plans change or want to change, since in expectation price changes are pretty small and maybe you decide to stay an extra day for some reason even if you are confident you won’t cancel.
+I almost always book the minimum flight, basic economy, whether or not I am paying. There is so little to be gained from moving up compared to the price. What I will pay a substantial amount for are nonstop flights since connections create bad luck surface you don’t want, flights at the right time of day so I don’t lose a bunch of sleep or work for no reason, and avoiding terrible airlines, with only minor preference between the normal options.
+https://thezvi.substack.com/p/spending-too-much-time-at-airports
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 https://simpleflying.com/why-chicago-ohare-so-many-runways/
+== Worth The Wait: Chicago O'Hare Begins Construction On New $1.3 Billion Concourse ==
+Prachi Patel - 27 August 2025
+Chicago O’Hare International Airport has finally broken ground on a long-awaited new concourse. The $1.3 billion expansion, known as Concourse D, marks the airport’s first major terminal construction in years. The project has faced repeated delays since it was first announced in 2018.
+Now, it is slated for completion in 2028. Officials say the new facility will help modernize one of the country’s largest airports, adding capacity and updated passenger amenities as part of the airport's broader redevelopment program.
+The new Concourse D was designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in collaboration with Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects, and Arup. It will span 590,000 square feet across three levels and add 19 gates to O’Hare. Most are planned for narrowbody aircraft, though 18 of them can be combined into nine positions for larger widebodies, according to the Office of the Mayor.
+In addition, the concourse will feature more than 20,000 square feet of lounge space, 30,000-square feet of retail and dining, and a 450-square-foot children’s play area. At the north end, it will also have a 40-foot-high atrium featuring an oculus skylight, which is designed to bring natural daylight to all three levels of the concourse. Besides, the new facility will also connect directly to Concourse C through a bridge. Michael McMurray, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation, said:
+<blockquote>
+“By breaking ground in Concourse D, we are taking a critical first step toward enhancing how the airport welcomes and serves more than 80 million passengers each year. We are also proud to introduce ORDNext, a new stage of development in the O’Hare 21 capital program that will elevate the passenger experience, improve connections between domestic and international flights, and increase the airport’s footprint to accommodate future growth.”
+</blockquote>
+https://simpleflying.com/chicago-ohare-construction-new-concourse/