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.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → LGA Chicago to New York |
224/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
| LGA → ORD New York to Chicago |
— | — | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 2,769,545 passengers on 22,408 flights between ORD and LGA — about 7,592 a day — filling 85% of the 3,243,587 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (46%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the ORD–LGA nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
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 between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and La Guardia Airport 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. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 224 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 03m in the air. 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.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 2,769,545 passengers on 22,408 scheduled flights between ORD and LGA — about 7,592 a day — filling 85% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
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.
