Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to New York
96 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
No flights recorded for last 12 months on this route.
By airline
How each carrier compares
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Why flights run late
Delay causes
Delay-cause data appears once delayed flights are recorded for this window.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline2%
- Weather59%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- 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 PHL → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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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