Flights Chicago → La Crosse
ORD → LSE
How long is the flight from Chicago to La Crosse?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to La Crosse (LSE) takes about 51 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to La Crosse operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 10.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 259 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport which handles around 247,356 passengers annually.
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 (ORD) → La Crosse (LSE) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 618 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At La Crosse the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to La Crosse: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to La Crosse (LSE) heads north-west for about 345 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 34% of ORD-LSE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into La Crosse it is 5.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 618 tracked ORD-LSE flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 5.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-LSE
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to La Crosse (LSE) takes about 51 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> La Crosse (LSE) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 618 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-La Crosse is 5.34% across 618 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at La Crosse, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
