Historical on-time performance
Denver to New York
Flights on DEN–LGA arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,523 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.6%Flights1,038
- United AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.9%Flights2,013
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.6%Flights1,441
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time42%Median25 minp9085 minCancel6.5%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)43%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline19%
- Weather61%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 126 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 DEN → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 4,046 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 50 min · 4,266 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 80 min · 3,497 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 70 min · 2,444 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,352 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,161 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,161 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 2,181 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 2,192 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 2,107 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 2,115 flights
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