Route Reliability
AVL → New York
AVL–LGA · 599 miles · AVL Airport to LaGuardia Airport
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 20 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.5%
- Cancelled
- 1,017
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines72%440 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines70%577 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
AVL–LGA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AVL–LGA flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays and just 61% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Not much between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
On this route they all land within 70% to 72% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 5.5% 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
- Mon74%(125 flights)
- Tue70%(134 flights)
- Wed76%(136 flights)
- Thu66%(127 flights)
- Fri72%(141 flights)
- Sat79%(126 flights)
- Sun61%(165 flights)
- 6–9 AM77%(144 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM90%(89 flights)
- 12–3 PM70%(435 flights)
- 3–6 PM70%(118 flights)
- 6–9 PM58%(168 flights)
Jun 52% → May 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 52% | 88 |
| July 2025 | 55% | 83 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 95 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 93 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 93 |
| November 2025 | 70% | 91 |
| December 2025 | 62% | 79 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 62 |
| February 2026 | 76% | 53 |
| March 2026 | 66% | 55 |
| April 2026 | 77% | 73 |
| May 2026 | 71% | 89 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,017 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.