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Route Reliability

New York → Detroit

LGA–DTW · 502 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
4,064
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%1,983 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines76%1,020 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines76%1,061 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LGA–DTW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 56% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–DTW flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 74%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 76%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% 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
  • Mon76%(552 flights)
  • Tue78%(578 flights)
  • Wed82%(575 flights)
  • Thu75%(587 flights)
  • Fri79%(585 flights)
  • Sat82%(450 flights)
  • Sun74%(533 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(132 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(707 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(666 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(901 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(666 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(650 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM56%(138 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 70% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%291
July 202571%306
August 202589%329
September 202589%363
October 202575%379
November 202574%359
December 202564%336
January 202682%319
February 202683%285
March 202672%296
April 202681%331
May 202686%266

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,064 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.