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LGA
LaGuardia Airport
LGA right now
Current operating conditions, from live sources only.
Aviation weather is not currently a factor. FAA operational data — ground stops, ground delay programs and closures — is not currently available to FlyerIntel.
FAA operational data is not currently available to FlyerIntel. Why
Minimal operational impact. Conditions are not a notable factor for operations right now.
Forecast issued 23:25Z.
UpdatedSecurity wait data is not currently available for LGA. Why
Parking data is not currently available for LGA. Why
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Airport reliability
Departures from LGA, July 2023 – June 2026.
Better than 10% of major US airports covered by FlyerIntel (58 compared)
Calculated from 445,298 flights. How this is calculated
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – June 2026
Best time to fly from LGA
On-time arrival rate by scheduled local departure time.
Flights departing 5–9 AM arrived on time 88.8% of the time, against 69.5% for 6–9 PM departures — a gap of 19.3 percentage points.
By departure window
By departure hour
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Buckets with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.
What to expect at LGA
How busy the airport is through the day, from scheduled departure volume.
Scheduled departures by hour
The busiest hour is 6 AM, with about 29 departures a day, against roughly 15 at 9 PM. Counterintuitively, that peak is also more punctual than a typical hour here — early banks fly aircraft that have been on the ground overnight rather than ones inheriting the day’s delays.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Taxi-out is the time between leaving the gate and lifting off, averaged across departures and weighted by hour.
Weekly and seasonal patterns
By day of week
Saturday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 7.1 percentage points.
By month
July is historically the weakest month and September the strongest, a spread of 13.8 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Airlines at LGA
Departure performance by operating carrier. Regional flights are reported by the carrier that operated them, not by the mainline brand.
| Carrier | Departures | On time | Cancelled | Median delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways YX | 142,903 | 80.6% | 3.92% | -11 min |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 83,974 | 77.5% | 2.26% | -10 min |
| American Airlines AA | 50,947 | 75.6% | 2.81% | -8 min |
| Endeavor Air 9E | 49,270 | 84.2% | 3.59% | -16 min |
| Southwest Airlines WN | 35,397 | 75.8% | 2.52% | -5 min |
| United Airlines UA | 25,506 | 78.7% | 2.21% | -8 min |
| JetBlue B6 | 23,933 | 72.3% | 2.61% | -7 min |
| Spirit Airlines NK | 19,151 | 78.6% | 3.37% | -12 min |
| SkyWest Airlines OO | 7,292 | 77.3% | 3.17% | -7 min |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | 6,925 | 64.4% | 4.62% | 0 min |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Carriers with fewer than 500 departures are not listed.
Routes from LGA
Ranked by FlyerIntel Route Reliability Score.
Most reliable
Busiest routes
| Destination | Flights | On time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGA → ORD Chicago | 32,930 | 75.2% | 43 |
| LGA → ATL Atlanta | 23,926 | 78.6% | 58 |
| LGA → BOS Boston | 22,279 | 79.0% | 53 |
| LGA → DFW Dallas–Fort Worth | 19,597 | 74.8% | 45 |
| LGA → MIA Miami | 17,489 | 74.3% | 47 |
| LGA → MCO Orlando | 15,629 | 73.2% | 44 |
| LGA → CLT Charlotte | 15,533 | 80.5% | 55 |
| LGA → DEN Denver | 14,214 | 76.7% | 58 |
| LGA → DCA Washington | 13,820 | 77.1% | 51 |
| LGA → FLL Fort Lauderdale | 13,726 | 72.7% | 44 |
| LGA → BNA Nashville | 12,468 | 78.8% | 55 |
| LGA → DTW Detroit | 12,232 | 81.0% | 58 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Only routes with at least 750 flights are ranked.
Reliability over time
On-time arrival rate for departures, by month.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Data and sources
Historical statistics
Every historical figure on this page is calculated by FlyerIntel from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance records covering July 2023 – June 2026, comprising 445,298 departures from LGA. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule.
Live conditions
Aviation weather comes from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Operational events come from the FAA where available. FlyerIntel shows the age of every live value and does not display data it cannot currently retrieve.
Latest observation for LGA: METAR KLGA 292351Z 30006KT 10SM FEW060 SCT200 SCT250 25/11 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP218 T02500106 10261 20239 55002 $ (issued ).