Historical on-time performance
New York to Columbus
478 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–CMH arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 3,026 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-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.4%Flights2,842
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.8%Flights184
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft39%
- 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 → CMH
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 2,480 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 2,548 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,022 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 55 min · 3,082 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 40 min · 286 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 620 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,527 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,528 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,504 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,531 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,192 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,516 flights
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