Historical on-time performance
Miami to New York
1,097 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MIA–LGA arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 5,827 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.9%Flights1,915
- American AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.7%Flights3,546
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp90105 minCancel8.5%Flights366
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather66%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 236 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 MIA → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 4,169 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 3,517 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 60 min · 1,183 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 95 min · 4,402 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 90 min · 4,160 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 73% on time.
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,540 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,527 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 2,200 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 70 min · 2,553 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 70 min · 2,533 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 75 min · 2,534 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 85 min · 2,544 flights
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