Originally Posted by
FightingIlliniUAL
Curious for those who frequently fly into ORD. When assigned the dreadful 9L/27R, do you ask for a different runway or just accept it? I'm sure the answer depends on weather and volume of traffic, etc. How accommodating is the tower in otherwise light to moderate volume conditions?
Also, what is consensus on the seemingly overall increase of taxi times across the board? It feels like even a 10C/28C landing, results in a 15/20 minute taxi time to get to T1.
Sometimes we ask for a closer runway, but its usually denied, so I don't even bother. ATC knows we always want the closer runway so it's pointless to ask.
Since 10C/28C was finished the standard taxi is to back taxi on P and cross 10L/28R behind intersection departures, so it doesn't create a conflict. I think it does take a little longer.
Gone are the days of the pinwheel type traffic pattern at ORD. "Threading the needle" the tower guys called it. But I do think the volume of traffic being able to get out and in and increased, even though that taxi time has increased.