Historical on-time performance
Memphis to New York
963 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–LGA arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.4%of scheduled flights
based on 998 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time74%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.4%Flights998
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 44 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 MEM → LGA
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 1,479 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,072 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 65 min · 683 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 662 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 311 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 610 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 616 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 613 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 616 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 613 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 517 flights
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