Historical on-time performance
Detroit to New York
Flights on DTW–LGA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,057 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 minCancel3.3%Flights1,978
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel5.9%Flights1,020
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9080 minCancel7.3%Flights1,059
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)48%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline23%
- Weather58%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 203 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 DTW → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 3,114 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 3,401 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 2,269 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,352 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 85 min · 2,213 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,344 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,839 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,855 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,858 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,852 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,851 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,750 flights
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