Great-circle route ORD → LGA. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from Chicago to New York is approximately 2h 03m nonstop. The distance is 731 miles (1,176 km). There are about 49 nonstop flights from Chicago to New York per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → LGA Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Guardia Airport |
2h 03m | 731 mi | 224/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
| ORD → JFK Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John F Kennedy International Airport |
2h 04m | 738 mi | 66/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| MDW → LGA Chicago Midway International Airport to La Guardia Airport |
2h 02m | 723 mi | 51/wk | Southwest Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
5 airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to New York, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737, Embraer 175 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Chicago to New York is 731 miles, or 1,176 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 731 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,176 km |
| Nautical miles | 635 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 341 departures a week, across 3 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 03m in the air on the ORD–LGA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 731-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
731 miles (1,176 km) great-circle between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and La Guardia Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737, Embraer 175. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to LGA, ORD to JFK, MDW to LGA. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
