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Route Reliability

Pittsburgh → New York

PITLGA · 335 miles · Pittsburgh International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
5.3%
Cancelled
3,364
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 Lines81%1,911 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%1,453 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PIT–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 69% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PIT–LGA flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 72%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 78%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.3% 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%(492 flights)
  • Tue80%(520 flights)
  • Wed83%(512 flights)
  • Thu76%(498 flights)
  • Fri86%(508 flights)
  • Sat85%(191 flights)
  • Sun72%(461 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(1042 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(578 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(408 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(813 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(341 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 73% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%253
July 202576%246
August 202589%270
September 202586%288
October 202574%293
November 202577%275
December 202569%247
January 202685%255
February 202688%244
March 202668%272
April 202683%272
May 202689%267

Based on 3,364 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.