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Route Reliability

Tampa → New York

TPA–LGA · 1,010 miles · Tampa International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
2,878
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines76%704 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines72%1,638 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways65%533 flights

Not enough history to rank: Southwest Airlines (3 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

TPA–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 52% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

TPA–LGA flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 63%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(406 flights)
  • Tue73%(404 flights)
  • Wed77%(395 flights)
  • Thu70%(405 flights)
  • Fri75%(413 flights)
  • Sat77%(336 flights)
  • Sun63%(402 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(595 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(617 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(434 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(541 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(573 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 60% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%220
July 202556%216
August 202569%241
September 202589%215
October 202568%241
November 202571%252
December 202561%267
January 202681%261
February 202676%231
March 202669%221
April 202683%200
May 202680%196

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,878 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.