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Route Reliability

New York → Raleigh–Durham

LGA–RDU · 431 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
5.7%
Cancelled
4,493
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 Lines76%2,320 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines72%1,942 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines57%231 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LGA–RDU flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–RDU flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 68%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 57%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.7% 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
  • Mon72%(636 flights)
  • Tue74%(674 flights)
  • Wed73%(662 flights)
  • Thu73%(652 flights)
  • Fri75%(660 flights)
  • Sat80%(339 flights)
  • Sun68%(610 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(844 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(725 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(825 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(1283 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(552 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 69% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%363
July 202567%348
August 202584%382
September 202583%378
October 202566%371
November 202564%357
December 202560%348
January 202683%324
February 202676%305
March 202668%323
April 202679%366
May 202680%368

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,493 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.