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Route Reliability

Louisville → New York

SDFLGA · 659 miles · Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
1,205
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines86%104 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines83%1,101 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SDF–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 74% between 3–6 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

SDF–LGA flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 79%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 83%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.2% 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%(180 flights)
  • Tue82%(179 flights)
  • Wed84%(183 flights)
  • Thu79%(176 flights)
  • Fri85%(185 flights)
  • Sat86%(87 flights)
  • Sun81%(161 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(399 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(141 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(320 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(291 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 84% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%111
July 202583%106
August 202590%109
September 202590%103
October 202584%109
November 202576%96
December 202571%90
January 202683%72
February 202686%63
March 202676%70
April 202682%102
May 202685%120

Based on 1,205 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.