Historical on-time performance
New York to Charleston
641 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–CHS arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,072 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.7%Flights694
- Delta Air LinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9080 minCancel4.0%Flights378
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LGA → CHS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,215 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,206 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,270 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 80 min · 896 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 85 min · 134 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 571 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 699 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 697 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 685 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 75 min · 697 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 668 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 704 flights
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