Chicago O'Hare International to Laguardia Airport ORD → LGA
636 nautical miles (732 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 092°, about 095° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:17 pm EDT (16:17 UTC). For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 21,944 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.
The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words
Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 517 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 377 to 556 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 248 nm of the route.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from ORD.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 7 forecast points nearest it (JOT, FWA, CLE, AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 310° at 11 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 4 h 56 min | 1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 14 kt | −6 kt | 12 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 03 min | 1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 15 kt | −7 kt | 11 °C | 127 kt | 5 h | 1:19 pm EDT (17:19 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 16 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 56 min | 1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | −12 kt | 3 °C | 132 kt | 4 h 49 min | 1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 0 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 43 min | 1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | −17 kt | -4 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 39 min | 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 26 kt | −19 kt | -8 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 35 min | 12:54 pm EDT (16:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 26 kt | −20 kt | -9 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 33 min | 12:52 pm EDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 28 kt | −22 kt | -21 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 29 min | 12:48 pm EDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 34 kt | −26 kt | -36 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 21 min | 12:40 pm EDT (16:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 47 kt | −39 kt | -43 °C | 159 kt | 4 h | 12:19 pm EDT (16:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 48 kt | −40 kt | -51 °C | 160 kt | 3 h 58 min | 12:17 pm EDT (16:17 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.
The forecast points as issued
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOT | used from 0 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
| FWA | used from 50 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| CLE | used from 199 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| AGC | used from 348 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| PSB | used from 397 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| AVP | used from 497 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| JFK | used from 596 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -50° |
The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD Chicago, IL | departure | no report just now | 680 ft | ||||
| GYY Gary/Chicago, IN | 20 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 596 ft | ||||
| EKM Elkhart, IN | 89 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 777 ft | ||||
| TOL Toledo, OH | 189 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| CYPT Pelee Island, | 238 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 571 ft | ||||
| CGF Cleveland, OH | 288 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 876 ft | ||||
| YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH | 328 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,191 ft | ||||
| OYM St Marys, PA | 427 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,934 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 497 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 546 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 961 ft | ||||
| CDW Caldwell, NJ | 616 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 172 ft | ||||
| LGA New York, NY | destination | no report just now | 20 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,934 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LGA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:17 pm EDT (16:17 UTC)
LGA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 308 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 328 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, 328 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at LGA 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Chicago O'Hare International, Laguardia Airport.