Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to New York
1,076 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–LGA arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.3%of scheduled flights
based on 4,606 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.9%Flights1,601
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9080 minCancel6.1%Flights1,034
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time60%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.3%Flights1,541
- American AirlinesOn-time53%Median5 minp90105 minCancel4.7%Flights430
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather55%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 197 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 FLL → 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 · 4,024 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 70 min · 2,987 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 85 min · 1,940 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 90 min · 1,659 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 90 min · 3,128 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 75% on time.
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,809 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,938 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,942 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 2,007 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 70 min · 2,008 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 75 min · 2,015 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 85 min · 2,019 flights
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