United Airlines plans to begin offering air-taxi service between the West Loop and O’Hare International Airport starting in 2025, offering a 10-minute ride to the airport just about the time construction is expected to snarl traffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway.
United is partnering with Archer Aviation, a maker of electric vertical takeoff and landing craft, to provide the service from Vertiport Chicago, a helipad at the Chicago Medical District campus just west of downtown. Pricing details weren’t announced, but United executives have previously said the cost will be similar to Uber’s Black Car service, or about $100 to $150 at rush hour.
