Airport Transit System

Airport Transit System
Airport Transit System
	A Bombardier Innovia APM 256 undergoing testing in May 2021
Overview
Owner	Chicago Department of Aviation
Locale	O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois
Termini	Airline Terminal #1 (westbound); Consolidated Rental Car Facility;
Stations	5
Website	Official website
Service
Type	People mover
Operator(s)	Chicago Department of Aviation
Rolling stock	Bombardier Innovia APM 256
History
Opened	May 6, 1993
Closed	January 8, 2019
Reopened	November 3, 2021
Technical
Line length	3 mi (4.8 km)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,880 mm (6 ft 2 in)
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC
Operating speed	50 mph (80 km/h)
Route map
	Legend
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The Airport Transit System (ATS) is an automated people mover system at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. It opened on May 6, 1993. The ATS moves passengers between the airport terminals and parking facilities, and was designed to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The system was closed for refurbishment and modernization between January 2019 and November 2021.^[4]

^ Fornek, Scott (May 6, 1993). "Moving Experience Ready at O'Hare". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 4. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
^ Wisniewski, Mary (December 31, 2018). "O'Hare 'people mover' will shut down completely until the fall". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ Martin, Kye (November 4, 2019). "Reopening of 'People Mover' at O'Hare Airport Delayed Again". NBC Chicago. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Freishtat, Sarah (November 2, 2021). "After years of delays, O'Hare's 'people mover' to reopen Wednesday on a limited schedule". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[May_6,_1993-1] Fornek, Scott (May 6, 1993). "Moving Experience Ready at O'Hare". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 4. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2010.

[until-the-fall-2] Wisniewski, Mary (December 31, 2018). "O'Hare 'people mover' will shut down completely until the fall". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[3] Martin, Kye (November 4, 2019). "Reopening of 'People Mover' at O'Hare Airport Delayed Again". NBC Chicago. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

[:3-4] Freishtat, Sarah (November 2, 2021). "After years of delays, O'Hare's 'people mover' to reopen Wednesday on a limited schedule". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

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