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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → New York

RDU–LGA · 431 miles · Raleigh–Durham International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
6.0%
Cancelled
4,492
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 Lines72%2,320 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines69%1,941 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines62%231 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RDU–LGA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RDU–LGA flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 68%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 72% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 62%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.0% 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
  • Mon69%(634 flights)
  • Tue70%(678 flights)
  • Wed72%(652 flights)
  • Thu69%(648 flights)
  • Fri68%(661 flights)
  • Sat81%(342 flights)
  • Sun69%(596 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(13 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(1000 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(576 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(1013 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(1018 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(591 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 65% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%353
July 202566%340
August 202579%383
September 202581%380
October 202563%369
November 202560%352
December 202564%347
January 202682%326
February 202674%307
March 202661%325
April 202672%365
May 202677%364

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,492 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.