Historical on-time performance
Louisville to New York
659 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SDF–LGA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,281 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.6%Flights1,281
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)44%
- Late aircraft23%
- 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 SDF → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,758 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,644 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 50 min · 426 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 65 min · 650 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 90% on time.
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 311 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 725 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 25 min · 727 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 727 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 722 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 551 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 45 min · 715 flights
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