Historical on-time performance
New York to Cleveland
418 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–CLE arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,763 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.0%Flights1,610
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep90140 minCancel5.9%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 → CLE
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 2,033 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,483 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,669 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,213 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 70 min · 849 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,192 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 50 min · 494 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,158 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,174 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,161 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 931 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 1,137 flights
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