The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) is prepared to welcome more than 1.65 million passengers at O’Hare and Midway International Airports between Tuesday, Nov. 21 and Monday, Nov. 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, which is historically one of the busiest travel periods of the year, based on projections from air carriers. Those holiday travelers will find a variety of live entertainment options and new airport artwork to entertain and engage them while passing through Chicago’s airports. Visitors and residents traveling through O’Hare and Midway International Airports this weekend should be mindful of the following tips: 

Prevent Traffic Congestion 

• Cell Phone Lots are 100 percent free at both airports. Avoid circling and wait in the convenient parking lots until arriving passengers call to say they are ready for pickup. The O’Hare Cell Phone Lot is at 560 N. Bessie Coleman Dr., and the Midway Cell Phone Lot is located at West 61st Street and South Cicero Avenue.  

• Kiss n’ Fly drop-offs are located at both airports. At Midway, passengers can be dropped off at West 59th Street and South Kilpatrick Avenue and take a short walk into the terminals. At O’Hare, passengers can be dropped off at the Multi-Modal Facility, 10255 W. Zemke Blvd., and board the Airport Transit System (ATS) for a short ride to all terminals.  

• The new Pulse Dempster Line from Pace Suburban Bus provides quick and convenient public transit to O’Hare from north and northwest suburban communities including Evanston, Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines and Rosemont. 

Travelers bound for Chicago’s airports can make the most informed decisions about how to access any of the above airport services by visiting flychicago.com.