New York (LGA) to Chicago (ORD) distance
The great-circle distance from New York to Chicago is 636 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
New York (LGA)- Time difference
- Chicago is 1 hour behind New York
- Midpoint
- 41.59° N, 80.82° W
- Heading from LGA
- 281° west
- Heading from ORD
- 92° east
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see LGA-ORD on the globe.
Related routes
- Atlanta (ATL) to New York (LGA)661 nm
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD)1,513 nm
- Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)1,600 nm
- New York (LGA) to Miami (MIA)955 nm
- Boston (BOS) to New York (LGA)160 nm
- Washington (DCA) to New York (LGA)186 nm
- Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago (ORD)527 nm
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD)697 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.