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Route Reliability

New York → Minneapolis

LGA–MSP · 1,020 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
2,083
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines85%126 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines81%1,957 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LGA–MSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 69% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–MSP flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 77%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 81%.

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
  • Mon80%(298 flights)
  • Tue80%(307 flights)
  • Wed83%(307 flights)
  • Thu81%(289 flights)
  • Fri83%(295 flights)
  • Sat85%(239 flights)
  • Sun77%(289 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(720 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(364 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(213 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(349 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(378 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 74% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%182
July 202580%189
August 202593%180
September 202591%170
October 202579%178
November 202571%170
December 202570%165
January 202686%143
February 202689%129
March 202678%160
April 202684%176
May 202681%182

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Based on 2,083 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.