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Route Reliability

New York → Rochester

LGA–ROC · 254 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
6.6%
Cancelled
975
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 71% of the time across 975 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

LGA–ROC flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 39% between 12–3 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

LGA–ROC flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 62% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Slipping a little lately.

LGA–ROC flights arrived on time 68% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon69%(140 flights)
  • Tue75%(144 flights)
  • Wed76%(140 flights)
  • Thu62%(141 flights)
  • Fri71%(147 flights)
  • Sat81%(57 flights)
  • Sun67%(141 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(297 flights)
  • 12–3 PM39%(13 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(308 flights)
  • 6–9 PM88%(17 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(274 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 64% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%77
July 202567%73
August 202586%81
September 202584%81
October 202565%82
November 202561%77
December 202562%68
January 202681%68
February 202677%68
March 202664%75
April 202662%81
May 202679%79

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Based on 975 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.