Historical on-time performance
New York to Wilmington
500 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–ILM arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,019 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel7.1%Flights1,019
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 72 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 → ILM
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,197 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 402 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,204 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 50 min · 795 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 70 min · 500 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 388 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 636 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 637 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 634 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 634 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 643 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 55 min · 526 flights
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