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Route Reliability

Cincinnati → New York

CVG–LGA · 585 miles · Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
4.6%
Cancelled
2,050
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines79%1,777 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines73%228 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (45 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CVG–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CVG–LGA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 72%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 73%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.6% 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
  • Mon80%(307 flights)
  • Tue78%(315 flights)
  • Wed80%(312 flights)
  • Thu75%(299 flights)
  • Fri83%(318 flights)
  • Sat81%(125 flights)
  • Sun72%(273 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(703 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(362 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(468 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(284 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(130 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 72% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%197
July 202571%216
August 202585%237
September 202592%169
October 202580%178
November 202576%143
December 202568%129
January 202687%129
February 202681%115
March 202670%119
April 202676%151
May 202679%166

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,050 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.