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Route Reliability

Albany → New York

ALB–LGA · 136 miles · Albany International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
658
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 85% of the time across 658 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ALB–LGA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 76% between 12–3 PM.

Tuesday is the weak spot.

ALB–LGA flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Saturdays. On Tuesdays: 80%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

ALB–LGA flights arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(95 flights)
  • Tue80%(98 flights)
  • Wed88%(96 flights)
  • Thu84%(94 flights)
  • Fri89%(98 flights)
  • Sat92%(52 flights)
  • Sun80%(96 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(278 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(69 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(282 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 84% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%55
July 202583%57
August 202593%55
September 202591%56
October 202579%56
November 202584%51
December 202571%41
January 202692%49
February 202683%47
March 202688%51
April 202687%55
May 202682%56

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Based on 658 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.