Historical on-time performance
Wilmington to New York
500 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ILM–LGA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,019 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9065 minCancel6.7%Flights1,019
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather54%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 68 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 ILM → 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 · 1,315 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,417 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 242 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 65 min · 1,126 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 387 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 636 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 635 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 636 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 633 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 540 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 633 flights
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