# Sleeping at O'Hare Airport

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-at-ohare-airport/1008799>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** vacation-travel\
**Created:** [October 14, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-at-ohare-airport/1008799 "2024-10-14T23:39:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-at-ohare-airport/1008799/21 "2024-10-19T12:15:38Z")

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I was also going to recommend the Airport Hilton. It’s just so convenient, and since I’m mainly an American Airlines person I’ve been stuck overnight in Chicago more than once.

I didn’t note whether you said you’re flying American, but just note that the Admiral’s Club will ONLY be available to you if you’re flying American or one of its code share partners.

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-at-ohare-airport/1008799/22 "2024-10-20T02:22:14Z")

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> [@WildaBeast](#):
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> Currently the only airline that serves LaCrosse is American, and quite frankly their schedule sucks

Tried to get her to join me in LaCrosse this summer; the only flight had a 35 min connection in ORD. Why do they even offer nearly impossible connections like that?  
  
  
I’m a photographer & I do a lot of night photography. I did read an article about someone who got stuck there overnight about how the terminals were both nearly empty & relatively dark as they apparently turn out a good percentage of the lights. I haven’t done it but I want to book a flight so that I get ‘stuck’ there overnight just for the photo op. Tripod & long exposure to compensate for the low light so if there _is_ someone walking they appear ghostlike. Oooooh, a haunted airport!

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-at-ohare-airport/1008799/23 "2024-10-20T02:23:14Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> Or, fly to Minneapolis and rent a car and the drive is a little less than three hours (and a nice drive too).

Or fly in to (or out of) Rochester, which is only 70 miles from La Crosse. I don’t kbow what time you need to be at O’Hare, but AA has a few flights throughout the day, mainly serving Mayo Clinic patients and staff.

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