WHAT WE DO
Mission
ORD Airport Watch is a member-driven planespotting organization that exists to enhance public safety at Chicagoland airports in partnership with law enforcement through the observation, recording and reporting of suspicious or improper activities, and to support and advance the hobby of planespotting.
About ORD Airport Watch
In April 2010, the Village of Bensenvilleβs Police Department with its Crime Prevention Unit developed the first Airport Watch / Plane Spotting Program in Illinois.
The main focus is the Chicago OβHare Airport (ORD). This crime prevention initiative is composed of people who have an interest in various aspects of aviation and who spend time in the vicinity of the OβHare Airport to observe the various airport operations.
Airport Watch volunteers provide the same sort of security as the Neighborhood Watch Program. Members monitor aviation procedures, the condition of the fencing, wildlife activity, parking lots, suspicious behaviors and flying debris (FOD) while they enjoy their favorite pastime.
In the news
WGN - βMeet the airplane spotters outside OβHare Airportβ By Sarah Jindra
Chicago Magazine - ββLook at How Beautiful and Majestic that 747 Isββ By Edward McClelland
CNN - β#Avgeeks: The new warriors on terrorβ By Thom Patterson
β(ORD Airport Watch) is one of our most successful programsβ
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