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Route Reliability

Portland → New York

PWMLGA · 269 miles · Portland International Jetport to LaGuardia Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
1,616
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines89%410 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines78%1,206 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PWM–LGA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.

Saturday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 83% on time on Saturdays against 78% on Tuesdays.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 78%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.1% 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
  • Mon82%(227 flights)
  • Tue78%(234 flights)
  • Wed83%(232 flights)
  • Thu80%(224 flights)
  • Fri80%(232 flights)
  • Sat83%(178 flights)
  • Sun80%(221 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM95%(20 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(468 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(327 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(370 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(360 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 76% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%173
July 202578%161
August 202589%178
September 202588%170
October 202578%175
November 202576%84
December 202568%74
January 202677%75
February 202685%74
March 202670%80
April 202681%132
May 202688%172

Based on 1,616 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.