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Route Reliability

Detroit → New York

DTW–LGA · 502 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
5.0%
Cancelled
4,065
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines79%1,020 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines77%1,983 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines71%1,062 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DTW–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DTW–LGA flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 69%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 71%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.0% 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
  • Mon74%(559 flights)
  • Tue77%(588 flights)
  • Wed80%(570 flights)
  • Thu74%(586 flights)
  • Fri76%(572 flights)
  • Sat82%(450 flights)
  • Sun69%(529 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM86%(21 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(776 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(864 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(872 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(654 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(218 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(449 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 71% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%297
July 202575%306
August 202583%329
September 202584%360
October 202575%373
November 202570%360
December 202566%329
January 202677%322
February 202680%286
March 202670%292
April 202677%333
May 202682%267

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,065 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.