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Route Reliability

New York → Charlotte

LGA–CLT · 544 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
5,305
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 Lines80%1,883 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%2,826 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines72%361 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines61%235 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LGA–CLT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–CLT flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 61%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.4% 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
  • Mon75%(734 flights)
  • Tue81%(771 flights)
  • Wed81%(760 flights)
  • Thu76%(758 flights)
  • Fri78%(766 flights)
  • Sat81%(544 flights)
  • Sun72%(733 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(1307 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(1031 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(887 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(989 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(782 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(70 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 76% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%453
July 202573%461
August 202583%474
September 202589%463
October 202575%479
November 202573%436
December 202567%418
January 202681%350
February 202683%325
March 202674%390
April 202680%412
May 202680%405

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 5,305 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.