Historical on-time performance
New York to Asheville
599 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–AVL arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 444 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.8%Flights444
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline18%
- Weather53%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 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 → AVL
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 567 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,305 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 284 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 303 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 302 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 302 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 339 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 270 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 303 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 369 flights
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