Historical on-time performance
New York to Memphis
963 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–MEM arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,005 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.6%Flights1,005
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 → MEM
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 71% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 701 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,154 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 624 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,033 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 65 min · 531 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 309 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 633 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 640 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 644 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 643 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 540 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 634 flights
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