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How much does a flight from Chicago to New York cost on average, and which nearby airport is cheaper?

Passengers paid $193.8 each way on average for ORD–LGA in 2026Q1 (U.S. DOT); United carries 46% of passengers. Flying MDW–EWR averaged $130.13 (-32.9%). Cheapest quarter in the last 3 years: Jan–Mar. Average fare paid, not a live quote.

MDW–EWR$130.13 avg each way · 39 passengers/day
ORD–JFK$162.61 avg each way · 750 passengers/day
MDW–LGA$170.74 avg each way · 615 passengers/day
ORD–EWR$193.73 avg each way · 2,183 passengers/day
ORD–LGA$193.8 avg each way · 4,047 passengers/day
MDW–ISP$275.88 avg each way · 4 passengers/day
MDW–JFK$287.77 avg each way · 2 passengers/day
MDW–HPN$337.07 avg each way · 0 passengers/day

Source: U.S. DOT Domestic Airline Consumer Airfare Report (average fare paid, quarterly). Recomputed every few minutes.

Get this by API

One call, US$0.002 in USDC (x402, Base or Solana), or with an X-API-KEY. 100 free calls/day with the header X-Free-Trial: 1.

curl -H "X-Free-Trial: 1" "https://intel.degenscan.io/v1/travel/airfare?from=ORD&to=LGA"

MCP: https://intel.degenscan.io/mcp → tool airfare_benchmark. Docs: https://intel.degenscan.io/docs · llms.txt

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