Historical on-time performance
New York to Sarasota
1,047 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–SRQ arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 638 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.6%Flights548
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.2%Flights90
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline55%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LGA → SRQ
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 70% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 431 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 55 min · 927 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 60 min · 182 flights · limited
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 50 min · 413 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 50 min · 304 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 271 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 274 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 271 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 276 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 280 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 278 flights
Advertisement
Keep exploring