Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to New York
Flights on CLT–LGA arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,130 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.0%Flights61
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel4.0%Flights972
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.3%Flights273
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.9%Flights2,824
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline16%
- Weather66%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 158 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 CLT → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 3,798 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 4,044 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 80 min · 3,035 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 1,891 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 95 min · 2,886 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 74% on time.
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,340 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,682 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,357 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 2,347 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 65 min · 2,359 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 75 min · 2,352 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 80 min · 2,220 flights
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