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Route Reliability

New York → ILM

LGAILM · 500 miles · LaGuardia Airport to ILM Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
6.9%
Cancelled
1,843
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines73%1,018 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines72%825 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LGA–ILM flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 47% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–ILM flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 68%.

Not much between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 72% to 73% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.9% 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%(254 flights)
  • Tue74%(269 flights)
  • Wed74%(263 flights)
  • Thu70%(254 flights)
  • Fri76%(269 flights)
  • Sat76%(163 flights)
  • Sun68%(243 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(136 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(537 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(349 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(197 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(479 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM47%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 62% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%163
July 202573%148
August 202585%161
September 202589%161
October 202566%166
November 202568%154
December 202549%141
January 202679%107
February 202682%94
March 202667%112
April 202681%138
May 202675%170

Based on 1,843 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.