Historical on-time performance
Houston to New York
1,428 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–LGA arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,359 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.6%Flights1,359
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather42%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 36 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 HOU → 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 · 1,353 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,192 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 70 min · 1,081 flights
- Afternoons36% on time · p90 155 min · 135 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 371 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 572 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 572 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 571 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 45 min · 575 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 570 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 70 min · 530 flights
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