Historical on-time performance
New York to Atlanta
761 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–ATL arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.6%of scheduled flights
based on 8,247 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel3.0%Flights4,934
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.6%Flights1,420
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.4%Flights1,035
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp90130 minCancel5.2%Flights858
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline28%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 295 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 LGA → ATL
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 20 min · 7,291 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 6,776 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 3,704 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 85 min · 3,806 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 85 min · 2,337 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 3,621 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 2,399 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 3,614 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 3,618 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 3,624 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 3,642 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 3,396 flights
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