Historical on-time performance
New York to Pittsburgh
335 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–PIT arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 2,822 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.0%Flights2,822
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- 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 → PIT
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,060 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 2,430 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,935 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 65 min · 1,962 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 60 min · 994 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 584 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,522 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,520 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 1,497 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,521 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 50 min · 1,484 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,253 flights
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