Route Reliability
Birmingham → New York
BHM–LGA · 866 miles · Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to LaGuardia Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 6.3%
- Cancelled
- 1,014
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 1,014 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
BHM–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 67% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
BHM–LGA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 74%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 6.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Slipping a little lately.
BHM–LGA flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% 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
- Mon75%(138 flights)
- Tue74%(141 flights)
- Wed75%(146 flights)
- Thu75%(137 flights)
- Fri82%(143 flights)
- Sat83%(103 flights)
- Sun74%(136 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(340 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM70%(284 flights)
- 12–3 PM75%(57 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(263 flights)
Jun 61% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 61% | 76 |
| July 2025 | 65% | 79 |
| August 2025 | 82% | 85 |
| September 2025 | 88% | 84 |
| October 2025 | 80% | 86 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 78 |
| December 2025 | 70% | 71 |
| January 2026 | 82% | 73 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 70 |
| March 2026 | 69% | 71 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 86 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 85 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,014 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.