Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to New York
96 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–LGA arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 266 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.0%Flights266
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)49%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHL → LGA
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 69% to 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 313 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 470 flights
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 10 min · 405 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 50 min · 181 flights · limited
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 381 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 5 min · 207 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 263 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 261 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 267 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 261 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 260 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 231 flights
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