American Airlines LGA to ORD on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
69%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.6%
137 flights
Avg arrival delay
30 min
92 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 6
route average 68% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on LGA to ORD arrived on time 69% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.6% were cancelled, and 13% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 68% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (49%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft49%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion26%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)19%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Other airlines on LGA to ORD
- United Airlines67% on time · 29 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines69% on time · 30 min avg delay
- Republic Airways68% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines65% on time · 33 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines62% on time · 36 min avg delay
Full LGA to ORD comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
2,961 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 137 cancelled, 11 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.