Historical on-time performance
New York to Memphis
963 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–MEM arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,001 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel5.8%Flights1,001
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 58 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 → MEM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 644 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,171 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 648 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 60 min · 937 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 75 min · 498 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 305 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 614 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 611 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 615 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 617 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 600 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 60 min · 536 flights
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