MAJOR TRAFFIC FLOWS in CHICAGO CENTER

ZAU Traffic Flows
ORD ARRIVALS
O’Hare Airport (ORD), the largest terminal in
Chicago ARTCC, accepts traffic flows from 4
main directions.
ZMP
ZMP
ZOB
KRENA KUBBS
N
JVL STAR
ORD
PMM STAR
PLANO BEARZ
BDF STAR
ZKC
ZOB
OXI STAR
OKK STAR
ZID
ORD ARRIVALS VIA KRENA
Minneapolis ARTCC (ZMP) feeds Chicago ARTCC
(ZAU) 2 main streams of traffic. An independent
stream is fed over ODI DLL MSN JVL STAR for
MSP departures and any international flights.
ODI
ZMP
30 MIT
DLL
MCW
MSN
30 MIT
FOD
JVL STAR
N
KRENA
30 MIT
ORD
ORD ARRIVALS via KRENA
Internal ZAU airports that feed the NW corner
post/KRENA fix are: DSM, GRB, CID, ALO, DBQ, MSN,
ATW, and RFD. The vast majority of these flights are
regional jets.
ATW
ODI
MCW
FOD
MSN
ALO
N
RFD
KRENA
DSM
CID
ORD
ORD ARRIVALS via KUBBS
Cleveland ARTCC (ZOB) feeds ZAU 1 main stream of
traffic via the NE corner post, PMM PMM STAR. ZMP
feeds ZAU a stream of international flights via TVC
PMM STAR.
ZMP
N
TVC
RESTRICTED AS NECESSARY
PMM
ORD
KUBBS
PMM STAR
10-15 MIT
ZOB
ORD ARRIVALS via KUBBS
Internal ZAU airports that feed the NE arrival
corner post/KUBBS fix are: GRR, LAN, MKG,
and AZO.
TVC
N
MKG
GRR
ORD
KUBBS
PMM
AZO
ORD ARRIVALS via BEARZ
ZOB feeds ZAU with 1 main stream of traffic
via OXI STAR. Indianapolis Center (ZID) feeds
ZAU 2 streams of traffic:
ROD FWA OXI STAR and VHP OKK STAR.
ZOB
ORD
BEARZ
N
30 MIT
OXI
FWA
OKK
OKK STAR
VHP
ZID
15-20 MIT
OXI STAR
25-30 MIT
ROD
ORD ARRIVALS via BEARZ
Internal ZAU airports that feed the SE corner
post/BEARZ fix are: FWA, DNV, and LAF
(ZAU ESPs IND as well).
ORD
BEARZ
N
OXI
FWA
LAF
DNV
OKK
ROD
VHP
ORD ARRIVALS via PLANO
Kansas City ARTCC (ZKC) feeds ZAU 2 main
streams of traffic via BDF STAR: J26 IRK BDF
STAR and J105 BDF STAR. ZKC has an
independent route via CAP PNT PLANO for STL
departures and additional offloads if available.
ORD
N
PLANO
BDF
BDF STAR
PNT
Each Stream
20 MIT
IRK
ZKC
30 MIT
CAP
ORD ARRIVALS via PLANO
Internal ZAU airports that feed the SW corner
post/PLANO fix are: MLI, PIA, BRL, and CMI.
ZAU TMU releases SPI and DEC over PLANO.
Most of these flights are regional jets.
ORD
N
PLANO
MLI
BDF
PNT
BRL
IRK
PIA
BMI
CAP
SPI
DEC
ORD Offload Routes
BJB OBK ORD
(TEC MKE)
ODI DLL MSN JVL
ZMP
BAE MSN JVL ORD
ZMP
ZOB
BAE ORD
RFD V100
KRENA ORD
(TEC MKE AOB 120)
ELX V100
DEERE ORD
TEC RFD or
ZAU
(TEC SBN)
ORD
DSM DBQ
ORD
GIJ V526 MUSKY
DPA ORD
(TEC RFD
OTM BDF ORD
(TEC SBN)
(ORD Plan X
only)
DNV BVT OXI ORD
ZKC
ZID
CAP PNT
CMI PNT V227
PLANO
MDW ARRIVALS
Midway Airport (MDW) is a terminal in ZAU
controlled by ORD Approach (C90). C90
accepts traffic flows from 2 main corner posts:
JOT VOR and CGT VOR.
ZMP
ZOB
MOTIF STAR
N
C90
JOT
CVA
GSH STAR
MDW
CGT GSH
BDF
PNT
PIA
FWA
BVT
CAP
ZKC
ZID
BVT STAR
ORD, MDW, and ORD
SATELLITE DEPARTURES
N
TVC
ZMP
ZMP
BAE
MCW
PETTY
PLL
FOD
ELX
ZOB
C90
IOW
GIJ
MZV
EON
RBS
ZKC
GUIDO
J73
ZID
MKE ARRIVALS
General Mitchell (MKE) arrival flows feed into
MKE Approach from several different ZMP
directions.
DLL
ZMP
BJB
J34
DBQ
BAE
SUDDS
MKG
PMM
MKE
BRAVE
JVL
N
VEENA
STAR
JOT
V2
ZOB
CGT
BVT
IRK
ZKC
ZID
MKE DEPARTURES
General Mitchell (MKE) departures utilize 5
main fixes: BAE, HXF, BJB, SQUIB, and GREAS.
TO ATW
TO MSP
BJB
ZMP
DBQ
BAE
GREAS
ZMP
TO GRB
CYNDI
TO TVC
TO ECK
MKG
SQUIB
MKE
J34
OBK PMM
ZOB
TO CRL
N
RBS
J84
J73
IRK
ZKC
ZID
IND ARRIVALS
Indianapolis (IND) arrival flows feed into IND
Approach from ZAU via 5 main arrival routes.
ZMP
J30
GRR
MKE
ORD
ZOB
MDW
SBN
GSH
N
JOT
WORDY
EON
V305 V11
V24
WELDO
VHP
VHP311R
MIE
CLANG
JAKKS
ZKC
FWA
IND
CLANG
STAR
ZID
MSP ARRIVALS
MSP
Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) arrival flows enter
ZAU from several different directions.
ZMP
MKG
BAE
J34
KASPR
STAR
ALO
DBQ
MSN
RFD
CID
N
GRB EAU STAR
EAU STAR
RST
IOW
CAP
STL
PMM
AZO
CGT
FWA
J89
PIA
ZKC
GRR
MKE J70
ORD
MDW
MLI
ZOB
BVT
VHP
ZID
MSP DEPARTURES
MSP
Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) departure flows
enter ZAU on 4 main routes.
ODI
ZMP
DLL
MKG
ZOB
RST
BAE
MSN
J30
ALO
N
DBQ
CID
IOW
ZKC
BRIBE
CVA
MLI
JVL
J34
MKE
GRR
ORD
MDW
JOT
BDF
PIA
DNV
TO STL
TO ENL
J30
TO DTW
AZO
FWA
WHETT
BVT
VHP
TO CVG
IND
TO
TO
DAY CMH
ZID
DTW ARRIVALS
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) arrivals enter ZAU from
ZMP for the POLAR STAR and from ZID for the MIZAR STAR.
J34
ZMP
MSN
ZOB
From GRB
BAE
MKG
POLAR
STAR
GRR
AZO
N
J94
DBQ
MKE BEH
ORD
RFD
GIJ
MDW
JOT
DTW
LFD
MIZAR
STAR
SBN
FWA
LAF
IRK
From MCI
ZKC
CMI
VHP
IND
ZID
STL ARRIVALS
St. Louis Lambert (STL) arrivals enter Kansas City
Center (ZKC) from ZAU from 2 main routes: VLA STAR
and the RIVRS STAR.
From MSP
MSN
MKE
ZMP
ZOB
GRR
ALO
OBK
CID
DSM
IOW
ORD
MDW
RBS
From DTW
SBN
FWA
MLI
PIA BMI
BRL
CMI
V11
CAP
RIVRS STAR
VHP
UIN
ZKC
BVT
N
VLA STAR
RIVRS
STL
VLA
ZID
CVG ARRIVALS
Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky (CVG) airport arrival flows
enter Indianapolis Center (ZID) from ZAU via 3 main arrival
routes: JOT TARNE STAR, FWA TARNE STAR, or FWA RID
RADIALS.
From LAN
From GRR
From MSP
ZMP
CID
DSM
IOW
J30
JOT
From ATW,
OBK MSN & MKE
ORD
MDW SBN
BDF
V340
BVT
DNV
ZOB
FWA
EON
RBS
N
AZO
RID
VHP
SHB
RID210R
ZID
CAP
ZKC
MILAN
TARNE
STAR
CVG
CLE ARRIVALS
Cleveland-Hopkins (CLE) airport arrival flows enter
Cleveland Center (ZOB) from ZAU via 5 main arrival
routes. From
J34
ZOB
MSP
GRR LAN
ZMP
BAE
V103
SVM GONNE
MKE
ORD
JOT
GIJ
ALPHE
PLAIN
AZO
LFD
J146 / V6
MDW
SBN
VWV
V14
FWA FDY
STAR
CLE
WAKEM
STAR
N
ZKC
ZID

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