American Airlines ORD to LGA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
65%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.5%
132 flights
Avg arrival delay
29 min
79 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 6
route average 67% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on ORD to LGA arrived on time 65% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.5% were cancelled, and 16% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 67% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (46%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft46%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion27%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)24%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to LGA
- United Airlines67% on time · 27 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines71% on time · 28 min avg delay
- Republic Airways71% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines51% on time · 50 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines61% on time · 27 min avg delay
Full ORD to LGA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
2,962 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 132 cancelled, 21 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.