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Route Reliability

New York → Cleveland

LGA–CLE · 419 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
5.9%
Cancelled
3,012
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 Lines75%1,618 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines74%1,207 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines59%187 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LGA–CLE flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 61% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

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

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 75% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 59%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.9% 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%(425 flights)
  • Tue73%(475 flights)
  • Wed77%(441 flights)
  • Thu72%(459 flights)
  • Fri75%(439 flights)
  • Sat82%(189 flights)
  • Sun69%(401 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(541 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(582 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(419 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(675 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(455 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM61%(157 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 66% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%245
July 202567%239
August 202585%252
September 202584%252
October 202574%259
November 202570%235
December 202561%212
January 202679%211
February 202680%202
March 202664%214
April 202671%255
May 202680%253

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,012 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.