Flights Chicago → New York
MDW → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to New York operates with a moderate on-time performance rate of 67%, experiencing an average delay of 18.1 minutes per flight. With a total of 576 flights annually, this busy route serves one of the world's busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, handling nearly 29 million passengers per year at its destination.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Chicago (MDW) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 795 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 8.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 1,164 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 53m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of MDW-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 795 tracked MDW-LGA flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 8.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-LGA
On the Chicago (MDW) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 795 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-New York is 8.55% across 795 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
