Compensation for use of Chicago-O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway Airport.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 10-36-190
in effect10-36-190 Compensation for use of Chicago-O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway Airport.
No person shall use the airport facilities of Chicago-O'Hare International Airport or Chicago Midway Airport, including non-commercial private aircraft, without paying compensation for the use of such facilities in accordance with the following schedule of fees:
(a) For each landing at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport of an aircraft operated by a signatory to a Chicago-O'Hare International Airport Airline Use and Lease Agreement in the form approved by this amendatory ordinance of 2018 ("O'Hare Airline Use and Lease Agreement"), the landing fee rate shall be the landing fee rate then in effect pursuant to the O'Hare Airline Use and Lease Agreement.
(b) For each landing at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport of an aircraft other than those specified in subsection (a), the landing fee rate shall be determined by the commissioner of aviation consistent with the O'Hare Airline Use and Lease Agreement.
(c) For each aircraft at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport parking for each 24-hour period or fraction thereof in an aircraft parking area designated as public, a fee thereof shall be determined by the commissioner of aviation consistent with the O'Hare Airline Use and Lease Agreement.
(d) For each landing at Chicago Midway Airport of an aircraft operated by a signatory to a Chicago Midway Airport Amended and Restated Use Agreement and Facilities Lease, in the form approved by the city council on July 8, 1998, as it may be amended from time to time ("Midway Use Agreement"), the rate per 1,000 pounds approved maximum landing weight shall be the landing fee rate then in effect pursuant to the Midway Use Agreement.
(e) For each landing at Chicago Midway Airport of an aircraft other than those specified in subsection (d), the landing fee rate per 1,000 pounds approved maximum landing weight shall be 1.25 times the rate specified in subsection (d).
(f) For each aircraft at Chicago Midway Airport parking for each 24-hour period or fraction thereof in an aircraft parking area designated as public other than those covered by paragraph (h), a fee therefor shall be equal to the prescribed landing fee for such aircraft at the airport, except that no fee shall be due for parking an aircraft in such an area during the first hour after landing and provided that total parking fees for an aircraft shall not exceed $500.00 in any given month.
(g) For each use of a city-controlled gate at Chicago Midway Airport, a fee therefor shall be due at the following rates:
All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of 71 or more passengers.....$150.00
All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of 35 to 70 passengers.....$75.00
All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of fewer than 35 passengers.....$40.00
(h) For each overnight parking of an aircraft at Chicago Midway Airport at city-controlled facilities, a fee shall be due at the following rates:
All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of 71 or more passengers.....$100.00
All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of 35 to 70 passengers.....$50.00
All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of fewer than 35 passengers.....$25.00
(Prior code § 37-11; Amend Coun. J. 10-31-84, p. 10379; Corrected. 2-13-85, p. 13615; Amend Coun. J. 10-17-85, p. 20897; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-85, p. 22139; Amend Coun. J. 6-5-87, p. 920; Amend Council J. 11-18-98, p. 84230, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78297, § 4.1, at 78312; Amend Coun. J. 10-6-05, p. 56704, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-13-17, p. 63125, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 72584, § 9)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2653066Fetched: 10/24/2026