Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is free across all terminals. Join “Boingo Hotspot”, then accept the terms on the sign-in page.

Yes. Free, unlimited Wi-Fi is available at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

• Common SSIDs: Boingo Hotspot, _Free_ORD_Wi-Fi
• Sign-in: Ad-supported portal; select ‘Watch Ad to Connect’
• Provider: Boingo Wireless (for CDA)

Terminal specifics

• T1
  Coverage pre/post-security
• T2
  Good near E/F concourses
• T3
  Wide coverage across H/K/L
• T5
  International; many power spots

Power & places to work

How to connect at ORD

1. Join "Boingo Hotspot" or "_Free_ORD_Wi-Fi".
2. Open a browser; if the portal doesn’t appear, visit a non-HTTPS page to trigger it.
3. Complete any email/SMS step.
4. Start your VPN, then browse normally.

Interesting Facts about Chicago O’Hare International Airport Airport

• Handled 80.04 million passengers in 2024, an 8.3% increase from 2023 and the largest year-over-year gain of major airports in the Americas.
• United Airlines and American Airlines' major hub, controlling approximately 75% of the market; world's most connected airport in the US.
• Four terminals (numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5) with nine concourses and 215 gates total—the most gates of any airport in the world.
• Eight runways (most of any civilian airport globally): three parallel east-west runways each on north (9L/27R, 9C/27C, 9R/27L) and south (10L/28R at 13,000 ft, 10C/28C at 10,800 ft, 10R/28L) sides, plus crosswind runways 4L/22R and 4R/22L.
• Scheduled passenger service began in 1955; named O'Hare Airport in 1949 to honor Navy pilot Edward 'Butch' O'Hare, retaining original 'ORD' code from Orchard Field.
• Located 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Chicago's Loop business district, covering 7,627 acres in northwest Chicago.
• World's second-busiest airport for aircraft movements (776,036 in 2024) and eighth-busiest globally for passengers.
• Pioneered aviation innovations including first jet bridge (1958), underground refueling systems, direct rail access, and seamless concrete runways.

Sources

• ORD – Technology page (SSIDs + ad portal)
• CDA/Boingo – Unlimited free Wi-Fi announcement
• Boingo ORD case study (Passpoint)