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Route Reliability

New York → ROA

LGAROA · 405 miles · LaGuardia Airport to ROA Airport

50
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
5.6%
Cancelled
647
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines70%338 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines68%309 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LGA–ROA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 66% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Mondays have been rough.

LGA–ROA flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays and just 62% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 68% to 70% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.6% 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
  • Mon62%(92 flights)
  • Tue72%(99 flights)
  • Wed68%(96 flights)
  • Thu67%(91 flights)
  • Fri70%(97 flights)
  • Sat85%(41 flights)
  • Sun67%(93 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(23 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(127 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(184 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(3 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM66%(272 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 63% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%46
July 202554%46
August 202580%56
September 202575%55
October 202556%55
November 202557%54
December 202548%40
January 202684%44
February 202684%44
March 202663%51
April 202672%57
May 202684%61

Based on 647 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.