Historical on-time performance
New York to Myrtle Beach
563 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–MYR arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.6%of scheduled flights
based on 555 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights214
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel5.0%Flights341
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)44%
- Late aircraft10%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline35%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 20 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 → MYR
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 64% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 748 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,553 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 35 min · 138 flights · limited
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 70 min · 136 flights · limited
- Overnights64% on time · p90 75 min · 301 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 398 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 403 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 403 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 437 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 402 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 420 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 60 min · 413 flights
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