OnTimeStats

Airport on-time performance

New York

Data through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
On-time rate69%flights departing here that arrived on time
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 departures is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.6%of scheduled departures
Left the gate on time77%departures that pushed back within 15 min of schedule (DepDel15)

based on 136,747 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

As a connection hub

Arriving here (inbound performance)

These figures reflect inbound flights arriving at this airport — relevant for connections and layovers.

69%arrived on time here
(within 15 min, inbound flights)
  • On time69%
  • 15–59 min late15%
  • 1–2 hr late7%
  • 2 hr+ late5%
  • Cancelled or diverted5%

Arrival outcomes for inbound flights. Last segment = cancelled or diverted.

Bad day: 1 in 10 flights arrives more than 70 min late.

By airline

Carriers departing here (last 12 months)

Delay = arrival delay (ArrDel15-based)

  • Delta Air Linesbest
    On-time71%
    Medianon time
    p9065 min
    Cancel3.8%
    Flights28,990
  • Republic Airways
    On-time70%
    Medianon time
    p9060 min
    Cancel5.6%
    Flights54,470
  • United Airlines
    On-time70%
    Medianon time
    p9070 min
    Cancel2.7%
    Flights9,048
  • Spirit Airlines
    On-time68%
    Medianon time
    p9080 min
    Cancel6.2%
    Flights4,698
  • American Airlines
    On-time68%
    Medianon time
    p9075 min
    Cancel4.1%
    Flights16,347
  • Southwest Airlines
    On-time67%
    Medianon time
    p9065 min
    Cancel3.4%
    Flights11,369
  • JetBlue Airways
    On-time63%
    Medianon time
    p9085 min
    Cancel3.6%
    Flights4,424
  • SkyWest Airlines
    On-time57%
    Medianon time
    p90120 min
    Cancel9.3%
    Flights356
  • Frontier Airlines
    On-time55%
    Median5 min
    p90120 min
    Cancel5.8%
    Flights1,431

Over time

On-time trend

By season

On-time rate by month

When it gets busy

Busiest times at LGA

Historically, departures at LGA peak 5–10 a.m. — 28% of scheduled flights leave in that block.

LGA is busier on weekdays — a typical weekday sees about 31% more departures than a weekend day.

  • 5–10 a.m.28%
  • 10 a.m.–2 p.m.24%
  • 2–5 p.m.19%
  • 5–8 p.m.19%
  • 8 p.m.–midnight10%

Share of 447,989 scheduled departures by planned departure time, 2023-06 .. 2026-05. Historical averages from BTS data — not live airport status.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline20%
  • Weather51%
  • Air traffic (NAS)29%
  • Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6,296 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Where flights go

Busiest routes

LGA → ORD→LGA → BOS→LGA → ATL→LGA → DCA→LGA → DFW→LGA → MIA→LGA → CLT→LGA → DTW→LGA → FLL→LGA → MCO→

Side by side

Compare this airport

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Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.