Skip to content
WanderNerd

Route Reliability

New York → AVL

LGAAVL · 599 miles · LaGuardia Airport to AVL Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
1,017
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines80%440 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines73%577 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LGA–AVL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–AVL flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 68%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 73%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.0% 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
  • Mon73%(133 flights)
  • Tue79%(135 flights)
  • Wed79%(137 flights)
  • Thu75%(131 flights)
  • Fri78%(173 flights)
  • Sat77%(126 flights)
  • Sun68%(139 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(59 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(468 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(146 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(160 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(141 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 66% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%92
July 202569%92
August 202591%96
September 202588%94
October 202577%95
November 202574%90
December 202556%81
January 202686%63
February 202681%52
March 202668%57
April 202675%72
May 202676%90

Based on 1,017 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.