Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to New York
866 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
No flights recorded for last 12 months on this route.
By airline
How each carrier compares
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Why flights run late
Delay causes
Delay-cause data appears once delayed flights are recorded for this window.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather24%
- Air traffic (NAS)51%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 95 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BHM → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 689 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 538 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 25 min · 159 flights · limited
- Evenings75% on time · p90 40 min · 357 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 10 min · 286 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 287 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 285 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 286 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 25 min · 220 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 288 flights
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