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Route Reliability

Boston → New York

BOS–LGA · 184 miles · Boston Logan International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
5.8%
Cancelled
7,147
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines78%2,202 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines77%4,945 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BOS–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 60% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

BOS–LGA flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 72%.

Not much between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 77% to 78% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.8% 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
  • Mon81%(1079 flights)
  • Tue77%(1114 flights)
  • Wed80%(1119 flights)
  • Thu72%(1097 flights)
  • Fri79%(1112 flights)
  • Sat85%(345 flights)
  • Sun73%(865 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(1411 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(1393 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(1395 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(1200 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(1194 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM60%(137 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 75% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%528
July 202575%522
August 202587%556
September 202578%614
October 202571%644
November 202576%571
December 202577%477
January 202681%491
February 202683%496
March 202667%547
April 202679%637
May 202682%648

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 7,147 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.