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Route Reliability

Madison → New York

MSNLGA · 812 miles · Dane County Regional Airport to LaGuardia Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
935
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines88%271 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines82%664 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MSN–LGA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 75% between 3–6 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 86% on time on Tuesdays against 81% on Sundays.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 82%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.1% 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
  • Mon84%(121 flights)
  • Tue86%(130 flights)
  • Wed83%(135 flights)
  • Thu84%(134 flights)
  • Fri83%(138 flights)
  • Sat86%(90 flights)
  • Sun81%(131 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(552 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(33 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(37 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(257 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 71% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%52
July 202571%55
August 202595%56
September 202589%80
October 202593%85
November 202585%81
December 202577%73
January 202684%76
February 202686%73
March 202675%77
April 202685%84
May 202686%87

Based on 935 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.