Flights La Crosse → Chicago
LSE → ORD
How long is the flight from La Crosse to Chicago?
The flight from La Crosse (LSE) to Chicago (ORD) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from La Crosse to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 16.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 259 flights using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 80,071,737 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 La Crosse (LSE) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 605 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from La Crosse the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from La Crosse (LSE) to Chicago (ORD) heads south-east for about 345 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from La Crosse on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of LSE-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing La Crosse the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 605 tracked LSE-ORD flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 18 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 LSE-ORD
The flight from La Crosse (LSE) to Chicago (ORD) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the La Crosse (LSE) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 605 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on La Crosse-Chicago is 5.29% across 605 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
