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Route Reliability

New York → Charleston

LGA–CHS · 641 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Charleston International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
2,122
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines76%721 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines72%1,401 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LGA–CHS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–CHS flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 69%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 72%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.1% 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
  • Mon71%(281 flights)
  • Tue77%(295 flights)
  • Wed75%(298 flights)
  • Thu70%(285 flights)
  • Fri74%(312 flights)
  • Sat77%(254 flights)
  • Sun69%(283 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(463 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(394 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(270 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(379 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(501 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 68% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%120
July 202562%121
August 202585%129
September 202584%167
October 202572%174
November 202571%190
December 202557%175
January 202676%174
February 202679%173
March 202674%187
April 202670%202
May 202679%196

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,122 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.