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Route Reliability

Fort Lauderdale → New York

FLLLGA · 1,076 miles · Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
4.3%
Cancelled
4,608
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 Lines72%1,601 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines68%1,036 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways63%1,541 flights
  4. 4.American Airlines57%430 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

FLL–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 26% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

FLL–LGA flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Wednesdays and just 56% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 72% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 57%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.3% 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
  • Mon64%(621 flights)
  • Tue66%(631 flights)
  • Wed76%(625 flights)
  • Thu65%(653 flights)
  • Fri69%(643 flights)
  • Sat73%(586 flights)
  • Sun56%(623 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(855 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(830 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(507 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(1029 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(1104 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM26%(57 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 67% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%278
July 202566%289
August 202579%324
September 202583%309
October 202575%322
November 202570%388
December 202557%425
January 202673%427
February 202666%383
March 202648%443
April 202661%440
May 202669%354

Based on 4,608 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.