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Route Reliability

New York → Memphis

LGA–MEM · 963 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Memphis International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
6.9%
Cancelled
1,657
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%1,012 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines72%645 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LGA–MEM flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–MEM flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 72% to 75% 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
  • Mon73%(236 flights)
  • Tue76%(236 flights)
  • Wed74%(234 flights)
  • Thu71%(232 flights)
  • Fri72%(223 flights)
  • Sat81%(149 flights)
  • Sun69%(228 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(256 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(130 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(529 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(124 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(474 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 69% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%122
July 202569%119
August 202586%139
September 202584%141
October 202565%141
November 202569%130
December 202556%126
January 202675%119
February 202684%107
March 202665%126
April 202682%130
May 202678%138

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,657 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.