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Route Reliability

New York → Boston

LGABOS · 184 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Boston Logan International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
5.3%
Cancelled
7,148
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 Lines74%4,944 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines74%2,204 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LGA–BOS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–BOS flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays and just 69% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 74% to 74% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.3% 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
  • Mon74%(1061 flights)
  • Tue74%(1130 flights)
  • Wed77%(1133 flights)
  • Thu70%(1097 flights)
  • Fri74%(1133 flights)
  • Sat84%(345 flights)
  • Sun69%(866 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(1493 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(1214 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(1360 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(1404 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(1004 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(290 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 72% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%533
July 202571%532
August 202583%560
September 202566%614
October 202563%645
November 202573%571
December 202569%476
January 202684%496
February 202679%503
March 202675%541
April 202676%638
May 202678%656

Based on 7,148 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.