Historical on-time performance
Columbia to New York
617 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CAE–LGA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.2%of scheduled flights
based on 565 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9075 minCancel6.2%Flights565
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather54%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 35 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 CAE → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 749 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 60 min · 638 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 666 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 20 min · 337 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 335 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 331 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 130 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 335 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 65 min · 334 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 321 flights
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