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Los Angeles, CA to Chicago, IL

LAX → ORD · 1,744 mi · 2,807 km

36.1
Daily flights
13,180
Flights / year
1,744 mi
2,807 km
4
Carriers

Carriers on This Route

13,180 flights a year link Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL, a 1,744 mi (2,807 km) trip flown by 4 carriers.

United Airlines
United AirlinesUA
6,688 flights/yr247 min avg6 min padding
Delay cause: 57% airline-controllable · 43% weather / ATC649 flights sampled
American Airlines
American AirlinesAA
5,931 flights/yr244 min avg9 min padding
Delay cause: 83% airline-controllable · 17% weather / ATC799 flights sampled
Frontier Airlines
Frontier AirlinesF9
432 flights/yr244 min avg9 min padding
Delay cause: 74% airline-controllable · 26% weather / ATC83 flights sampled
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air LinesDL
129 flights/yr241 min avg6 min padding
Delay cause: 50% airline-controllable · 50% weather / ATC20 flights sampled

"Airline-controllable" delays are within the carrier's power (scheduling, staffing, maintenance). Weather and air-traffic-control delays are outside its control. The red portion of each bar is the controllable share.

Airline Policy Comparison

The policy score combines how little a carrier costs you when things change: carry-on rules, checked-bag fees, and change fees. A higher score means fewer fees and more flexibility.

AirlinePolicy ScoreCarry-onBag 1Changes
United Airlines73Free$45Free
American Airlines83Free$45Free
Frontier Airlines5Fee$65Fee
Delta Air Lines83Free$45Free

Policy scores are a 0-100 rating based on each carrier's fee schedule and change rules, using the same scoring engine as our flight scores.

Airport Facts

Los Angeles, CA

LAX

Los Angeles International

Places within 1mi145
Restaurants51
Cafés23
Bars20
Shops77
Avg taxi out17.94 min
Avg taxi in10.95 min

Chicago, IL

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International

Places within 1mi169
Restaurants67
Cafés28
Bars28
Shops69
Avg taxi out27.79 min
Avg taxi in20.52 min

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