Historical on-time performance
New York to Roanoke VA
405 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–ROA arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 123 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.4%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline5%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft64%
- 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 → ROA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 494 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 65 min · 587 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 517 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 84 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 255 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 55 min · 256 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 60 min · 255 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 249 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 248 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 253 flights
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