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Yes. You misplaced an item while at O’Hare Airport. Many different organizations at the Airport manage lost and found items. If you are trying to find a lost item, reach out to the closest lost and found organization where you last had the item. Suppose you don’t know where you lost the item. In that case, you may have to notify some of these agencies: TSA checkpoints, gate areas, ticket counters, lost and found (only at terminal 5), parking facilities, retail service locations, or Terminal 5 custom area.

Yes. You've deplaned at BHM and are looking for an independent option to move around; renting a car is your best bet. At BHM, on the ground level of the parking deck are the Airport’s car rental facilities. The location is also for dropping off and picking up rental cars. Thrifty, National, Dollar, Payless, Enterprise, Alamo, Budget, Avis, and Hertz are the car rental companies housed in the rental car facility in BHM.

ORD is a service animals and pets friendly airport. ORD has outdoor and indoor animal relief areas close to the terminals. The animals’ relief areas are available round the clock to care for pets and service animals’ potty needs. At ORD, animals’ relief areas are outside the arrivals at gates 2A, 5B, and 1A of Terminals 2, 5, and 1 respectively. Also, in Terminal 3 Rotunda and at Concourse C close to gate 10 in terminal 1.

Business people traveling through ORD and having important business to tend to can use the business center at the lower level of the Chicago Hilton Airport Hotel. Chicago Hilton Airport Hotel is across from the Airport's Domestic Terminals and you can get to the hotel via underground walkways. The business center offers full-service services such as browsing, faxing and emailing, copying, printing, and packaging, and shipping.

Among airlines operating Chicago to Birmingham flights:

• American Airlines: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection
• United Airlines: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection
• Southwest: offers free seat selection

Extra legroom and free seat selection availability depends on fare class and route.

3 airlines operate flights between Chicago and Birmingham. The airlines offering nonstop flights on this route include:

• United Airlines
• American Airlines
• Southwest

Flights from Chicago to Birmingham may depart from several airports in Chicago area, including Chicago Midway (MDW), Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) and Chicago Greater Rockford (RFD). Flights usually arrive at Birmingham (BHM).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• American Airlines: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• United Airlines: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Southwest: a cabin bag in Economy Class class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route and airline, so travelers should check the fare details before booking.

Two cabin classes are available on flights from Chicago to Birmingham:

• Economy Class
• First Class

On this route, layover flights are cheaper than nonstop options on average. Layover fares average $316 round-trip via Dallas Love Field (DAL), compared to $455 for nonstop.

There is no standard. Checked-bag policies vary by airline on this route. Most carriers charge $40–$100 for the first checked bag in economy. Premium fares and elite-status bookings typically include a free checked bag.

One-stop flights from Chicago to Birmingham most commonly connect through:

• Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) - 33% of one-stop connections
• Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) - 25% of one-stop connections
• Nashville Intl (BNA) - 17% of one-stop connections
• Dallas Love Field (DAL) - 8% of one-stop connections

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) handles the largest share of one-stop connections on this route.

On the Chicago to Birmingham route, being flexible with your departure day can save you up to 39%. Saturday is the cheapest day at $366 round-trip on average, while Monday is the most expensive at $600: a $234 difference. Cheaper weekend fares like these are typical of routes dominated by weekday business travel.

Morning is the busiest departure period on Chicago to Birmingham flights, with 40% of flights leaving in that window. Night departures account for 40%, afternoon flights for 20%, and evening flights for 0%.

Some of the most popular sights in Birmingham are UAB Hospital Jefferson Tower, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center. These are among the most viewed places in Birmingham on KAYAK.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from Chicago to Birmingham:

• Earliest: departs at 7:45 am and lands at 9:44 am
• Latest: departs at 10:50 pm and lands at 12:49 am.

The flight takes about 1h 59m.

Last-minute fares on this route - booked within 2 weeks of departure - run 46% above the route average of $456. Book 13 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A nonstop flight from Chicago to Birmingham takes 1h 59m, covering 576 miles.

No, a passport is not required for this domestic route, but you will need a real ID-compliant driver's license, a state ID, or another TSA-accepted form of identification.

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, round-trip prices on this route showed a wide range, from about $257 to $2,511. That means the highest observed fare was about 10x higher than the lowest one.

One-way fares from Chicago to Birmingham are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about $131, which is 57% below the typical average for this route.

Based on prices from the last 5 days, flying between Chicago and Birmingham is around $257 round-trip, with a flight time of about 1h 59m. Recent bus fares are around $217, with a trip time of about 15h 05m. Compared with flying, recent bus fares are roughly 16% lower. However, taking the bus takes about 13+ hours longer each way.

Flying via Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 4h 24m, compared with 4h 31m via Nashville Intl (BNA) and 4h 54m via Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD).

Birmingham Airport (BHM) hosts 5 major car rental companies, with daily rates starting from around $28 for economy cars. Top options include:
• Dollar
• Hertz
• Alamo
• Avis
• Budget

Round-trip flights from Chicago to Birmingham range from $365 to $618, with an average of $456 over the past 12 months. Anything below $365 counts as a good deal.

Two airlines offer in-flight Wi-Fi on Chicago to Birmingham flights:

• • American Airlines
• • JetBlue