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Route Reliability

Atlanta → New York

ATLLGA · 762 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
8,278
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines77%1,419 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines76%4,937 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines70%1,051 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines55%858 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (13 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ATL–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–LGA flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 67%.

American Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

American Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 55%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon71%(1181 flights)
  • Tue73%(1230 flights)
  • Wed78%(1234 flights)
  • Thu73%(1202 flights)
  • Fri75%(1218 flights)
  • Sat77%(786 flights)
  • Sun67%(1097 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(1514 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(1643 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(1564 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(1098 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(1633 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(496 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 61% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%576
July 202563%579
August 202579%598
September 202588%742
October 202572%783
November 202569%737
December 202566%702
January 202685%693
February 202680%621
March 202665%622
April 202677%634
May 202673%661

Based on 8,278 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.