Flights New York → Chicago
LGA → ORD
How long is the flight from New York to Chicago?
The flight from New York (LGA) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Chicago operates with a mix of aircraft including Boeing and Airbus models, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic. With seventy-six percent of flights arriving on time, punctuality is generally high despite an average delay of 19.6 minutes per delayed flight across the total of 2842 flights recorded.
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 New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 6797 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.9/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 1,177 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 53m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of LGA-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 6,797 tracked LGA-ORD flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 6.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-ORD
The flight from New York (LGA) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the New York (LGA) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 6797 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Chicago is 6.58% across 6797 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United 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.
