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Route Reliability

Charlotte → New York

CLT–LGA · 544 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
5,302
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines81%360 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines78%1,883 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines69%2,824 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines65%235 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLT–LGA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–LGA flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 68%.

Spirit Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.5% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(731 flights)
  • Tue74%(773 flights)
  • Wed76%(756 flights)
  • Thu72%(750 flights)
  • Fri74%(758 flights)
  • Sat77%(549 flights)
  • Sun68%(725 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(67 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(816 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(1244 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(935 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(1022 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(653 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(305 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 66% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%450
July 202560%452
August 202576%474
September 202583%459
October 202574%480
November 202566%436
December 202569%418
January 202684%349
February 202679%325
March 202665%390
April 202675%406
May 202677%403

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 5,302 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.