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ORD is the abbrev. for o'hare. what does O.R.D.stand for? |
Travel Info ORD is the abbrev. for o'hare. what does O.R.D.stand for? Travel Tips Well once upon a time, before the editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, Colonel Robert McCormick suggested a name change as tribute to pilot Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, United States Navy, there was an airstrip well to the northwest of Chicago with a quaint, peaceful name鈥擮R-char-D Field. Source(s): Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes http://www.skygod.com/asstd/abc.html... Other Travel Tips It doesn't "stand" for anything. It's simply a 3-letter identifier for the airport assigned by the International Air Transport Association. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iata_airpor... orchard park O'Hare was originally called Orchard Field, and we renamed after Butch O'Hare after WWII. http://www.airwise.com/airports/us/ord/o... |
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