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Route Reliability

Memphis → New York

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

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
5.7%
Cancelled
1,655
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 Lines78%1,012 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%643 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MEM–LGA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 65% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MEM–LGA flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 74%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 78% to 78% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon79%(236 flights)
  • Tue78%(238 flights)
  • Wed78%(237 flights)
  • Thu76%(235 flights)
  • Fri80%(239 flights)
  • Sat85%(148 flights)
  • Sun74%(219 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(41 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(604 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(249 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(151 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(486 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 77% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%126
July 202579%126
August 202589%141
September 202586%141
October 202573%142
November 202571%129
December 202571%128
January 202681%119
February 202684%109
March 202662%122
April 202682%130
May 202683%139

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,655 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.