Historical on-time performance
New York to Columbia
617 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–CAE arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 406 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time69%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.0%Flights406
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LGA → CAE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 62% to 82% on time.
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 431 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 831 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 65 min · 593 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 75 min · 149 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 116 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 321 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 317 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 311 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 320 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 315 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 311 flights
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