Historical on-time performance
New York to Sarasota
1,047 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–SRQ arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.2%of scheduled flights
based on 541 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel5.2%Flights541
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline53%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline46%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 28 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 → SRQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 20 min · 570 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 60 min · 807 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 60 min · 182 flights · limited
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 395 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 50 min · 295 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 273 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 278 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 272 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 277 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 279 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 281 flights
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