Route profile
FLL→LGA
Flight reliability, delays and best times to fly from Fort Lauderdale to New York, 1,076 miles.
Right now
Aviation weather is not currently a factor.
Aviation weather is not currently a factor.
Route reliability
July 2023 – July 2026
Better than 7% of comparable major US routes (4,598 compared)
Calculated from 14,066 flights. How this is calculated
FLL → LGA arrives on time 71.6% of the time; the return trip, LGA → FLL, arrives on time 72.5% of the time.
FLL → LGA spends 25.6 minutes on the ground on a 1,076-mile trip: 17.8 minutes from pushback to wheels-up at FLL and 7.7 minutes from touchdown to gate at LGA.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – July 2026
What stands out
The airline matters unusually much on this route, a wider carrier-to-carrier gap than 95% of 2,692 comparable routes.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 76.3% of the time, against 55.1% for American Airlines, flying the exact same route.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – July 2026 · Ranked against every other route with the same kind of figure and at least 2,692 in the comparison.
Why FLL → LGA flights are cancelled
July 2023 – July 2026
FLL → LGA cancelled 370 of 14,066 scheduled flights — about 1 in every 38. The reason filed most often was extreme weather, 48.9% of the cancellations coded on this route — about 1 in every 78 scheduled flights.
Share of cancellations
Of 370 cancelled departures carrying a reason code.
What each reason means
Conditions the carrier judged severe enough to stop the flight: a blizzard, a hurricane, a line of thunderstorms.
181 cancellations, 48.9% of the total.
Airport capacity, air traffic control flow programs, heavy traffic and ordinary bad weather. A system decision, not the airline’s.
107 cancellations, 28.9% of the total.
Crew, maintenance, aircraft cleaning, baggage or fueling: what BTS counts as within the carrier’s own control.
82 cancellations, 22.2% of the total.
A terminal evacuation, a security breach, screening equipment failure, or screening queues over 29 minutes.
0 cancellations, 0.0% of the total.
Reason codes are the operating airline’s own filing with US DOT, not an independent finding of fault. Ordinary bad weather is filed under air traffic, so weather’s full share is larger than its bar.
370 coded cancellations were recorded on FLL → LGA; the section appears from 50.
When it goes wrong
July 2023 – July 2026
69 min late
against a median of 4 min early
FLL → LGA has an average that understates its risk: a typical arrival is 4 min early, but the worst tenth are 73 minutes worse than that. If the trip has something unmissable at the end of it, the median is the wrong number to plan against.
Percentiles over 14,066 operations; cancelled and diverted flights are counted separately.
Will your connection be tight enough?
Layovers at LGA after arriving from FLL.
| Connection time | Chance of missing | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 30 min | 43% | Likely to miss |
| 45 min | 28% | High risk |
| 60 min | 20% | High risk |
| 90 min | 12% | Some risk |
| 120 min | 6.8% | Some risk |
This is one leg of a connection. Gate changes and the next flight's own schedule matter too. And a connection can fail before delay is even the question — this route cancels 2.63% of the time and diverts 0.62% of the time, which a late arrival never shows up in.
Chance of missing is the share of 13,609 arrivals on this route that landed later than the connection time less 30 minutes to reach the next gate.
The worst tenth of arrivals on this route land at least 69 minutes late (90th-percentile gate arrival delay), over 14,066 operations.
Any other layover length: connection checker.
Best time to fly
FLL → LGA flights departing 5–9 AM arrived on time 89.0% of the time, against 62.2% for 6–9 PM departures, a gap of 26.8 percentage points.
By day and hour
On-time arrival rate for each weekday and scheduled departure hour, in local time at the departure airport (FLL).
Hour of departure matters more than day of the week: hourly averages sit a typical 11.7 points from the route-wide rate, weekday averages 3.8 points.
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On-time rate, % · stronger color, fewer on time
- 40–49
- 50–59
- 60–69
- 70–79
- 80–89
- 90–99
- Fewer than 120 flights, not scored
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – July 2026 · On time is arrival within 15 minutes of schedule. Cells round to whole percentages; the table shows one decimal.
No slot is named best or worst: too few reach 500 flights. Departures before 6 AM and after 9 PM (66 flights) are not drawn: no slot in those hours has enough flights to score.
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| Hour | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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| 6 AM–7 AM | 96.2% on time165 flights | 91.0% on time160 flights | 91.6% on time156 flights | 94.4% on time162 flights | 94.3% on time159 flights | 93.2% on time151 flights | 94.2% on time157 flights |
| 7 AM–8 AM | 84.0% on time261 flights | 88.7% on time263 flights | 92.7% on time237 flights | 91.0% on time260 flights | 88.3% on time261 flights | 90.9% on time259 flights | 88.7% on time259 flights |
| 8 AM–9 AM | 86 flights, too few to score | 86 flights, too few to score | 106 flights, too few to score | 87 flights, too few to score | 85 flights, too few to score | 80 flights, too few to score | 89 flights, too few to score |
| 9 AM–10 AM | 72 flights, too few to score | 73 flights, too few to score | 69 flights, too few to score | 77 flights, too few to score | 75 flights, too few to score | 74 flights, too few to score | 71 flights, too few to score |
| 10 AM–11 AM | 70 flights, too few to score | 69 flights, too few to score | 59 flights, too few to score | 68 flights, too few to score | 70 flights, too few to score | 58 flights, too few to score | 71 flights, too few to score |
| 11 AM–12 PM | 77.8% on time203 flights | 78.8% on time188 flights | 82.9% on time202 flights | 69.5% on time204 flights | 73.4% on time206 flights | 80.3% on time197 flights | 73.1% on time205 flights |
| 12 PM–1 PM | 76 flights, too few to score | 75 flights, too few to score | 76 flights, too few to score | 78 flights, too few to score | 75 flights, too few to score | 41 flights, too few to score | 75 flights, too few to score |
| 1 PM–2 PM | 109 flights, too few to score | 102 flights, too few to score | 107 flights, too few to score | 102 flights, too few to score | 103 flights, too few to score | 58.4% on time132 flights | 107 flights, too few to score |
| 2 PM–3 PM | 42 flights, too few to score | 42 flights, too few to score | 39 flights, too few to score | 43 flights, too few to score | 43 flights, too few to score | 59 flights, too few to score | 44 flights, too few to score |
| 3 PM–4 PM | 64.1% on time147 flights | 70.4% on time144 flights | 72.7% on time147 flights | 67.3% on time147 flights | 69.0% on time147 flights | 78.8% on time122 flights | 59.9% on time145 flights |
| 4 PM–5 PM | 106 flights, too few to score | 101 flights, too few to score | 98 flights, too few to score | 104 flights, too few to score | 104 flights, too few to score | 90 flights, too few to score | 106 flights, too few to score |
| 5 PM–6 PM | 53.7% on time187 flights | 60.8% on time153 flights | 66.7% on time169 flights | 55.9% on time185 flights | 54.2% on time185 flights | 72.6% on time159 flights | 45.1% on time186 flights |
| 6 PM–7 PM | 74 flights, too few to score | 71 flights, too few to score | 71 flights, too few to score | 67 flights, too few to score | 72 flights, too few to score | 70 flights, too few to score | 74 flights, too few to score |
| 7 PM–8 PM | 58.6% on time227 flights | 68.6% on time227 flights | 63.3% on time227 flights | 55.8% on time222 flights | 67.6% on time221 flights | 63.9% on time122 flights | 57.8% on time223 flights |
| 8 PM–9 PM | 54.5% on time240 flights | 70.8% on time221 flights | 65.2% on time218 flights | 62.8% on time239 flights | 67.3% on time240 flights | 70.0% on time217 flights | 56.7% on time245 flights |
By departure window
By departure hour
- 12 AM to 5 AM: too few flights to score
- 6 AM: 93.6% on time from 1,110 flights
- 7 AM: 89.2% on time from 1,800 flights
- 8 AM: 80.4% on time from 619 flights
- 9 AM: 78.3% on time from 511 flights
- 10 AM: 68.1% on time from 465 flights
- 11 AM: 76.5% on time from 1,405 flights
- 12 PM: 66.0% on time from 496 flights
- 1 PM: 64.4% on time from 762 flights
- 2 PM: 75.8% on time from 312 flights
- 3 PM: 68.7% on time from 999 flights
- 4 PM: 60.3% on time from 709 flights
- 5 PM: 58.1% on time from 1,224 flights
- 6 PM: 57.2% on time from 499 flights
- 7 PM: 62.1% on time from 1,469 flights
- 8 PM: 63.7% on time from 1,620 flights
- 9 PM to 11 PM: too few flights to score
Departure windows with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.
Why FLL → LGA runs late
July 2023 – July 2026
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
crew, maintenance, boarding and fueling, all within the carrier’s control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
screening or terminal security incidents
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for FLL → LGA. Only delays of 15 minutes or more are attributed.
How this route holds up in bad weather
July 2023 – July 2026
The harder-hit end is LGA, where the flight lands. Its figure counts departures from LGA, so it says more about how that airport copes than about this route. Bad weather cancels 4.1 times the normal rate at LGA against 2.1 times at FLL. Cancelled in bad weather against normal hours: FLL 3.3% against 1.6%, LGA 9.0% against 2.2%. Flights that did leave FLL in bad weather arrived on time 54.6% of the time, against 73.3% in normal hours.
Bad weather and normal hours at the airports
Scheduled departures, July 2023 – July 2026| Departures from | FLL | LGA |
|---|---|---|
| Cancelled in bad weather | 3.3% | 9.0% |
| Cancelled in normal hours | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Arrived on time, bad weather | 54.6% | 63.6% |
| Arrived on time, normal hours | 73.3% | 80.9% |
| Departures in bad weather | 13,418 | 56,339 |
Of the carriers on this route, Delta Air Lines (1.6% cancelled against 3.7% for the other carriers at FLL) cancelled the fewest departures from FLL in bad weather and Spirit Airlines (5.3% cancelled against 2.7% for the other carriers at FLL) the most.
This route’s airlines in bad weather at FLL
All departures from FLL| Airline | Bad-weather departures | Cancelled | Other carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 2,006 | 1.6%below the others | 3.7% |
| American Airlines | 1,100 | 2.6%about level | 3.4% |
| JetBlue | 2,832 | 3.2%about level | 3.1% |
| Spirit Airlines | 3,199 | 5.3%above the others | 2.7% |
These are airport figures, not route figures: every scheduled departure from FLL and LGA, to any destination, in hours the weather report called bad. The airline rows count each carrier’s departures from FLL on every route.
Weather source and limits. In full: FLL (airlines), LGA, What Weather Costs Each Airport, Who Cancels More When the Weather Turns, Airports That Change Places When Weather Turns.
Airlines on this route
Carriers with at least 200 flights, by the airline that operated each one.
| Carrier | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe |
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| JetBlue | 5,101 | 67.4% | 2.53% | -1 min | 14.0% |
| Delta Air Lines | 4,971 | 76.3% | 2.41% | -6 min | 9.5% |
| Spirit Airlines | 3,459 | 73.6% | 2.86% | -5 min | 10.4% |
| American Airlines | 535 | 55.1% | 4.11% | 8 min | 22.0% |
JetBlue flew 36.3% of the 14,066 flights listed. American Airlines cancelled 4.11% of its flights here against 2.41% for Delta Air Lines.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 21.2 percentage points more often than American Airlines on this route.
Other ways to fly Miami to New York
Airport pairs in the same two city markets, as the DOT defines them.
| Route | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA→LGA Miami to New York | 17,929 | 71.1% | 2.72% | -4 min | 42 |
| MIA→JFK Miami to New York | 15,830 | 71.5% | 2.14% | -4 min | 42 |
| FLL→EWR Fort Lauderdale to Newark | 15,386 | 72.9% | 2.65% | -6 min | 43 |
| FLL→LGA this route Fort Lauderdale to New York | 14,066 | 71.6% | 2.63% | -4 min | 43 |
| MIA→EWR Miami to Newark | 12,771 | 72.4% | 2.66% | -5 min | 42 |
| FLL→JFK Fort Lauderdale to New York | 11,942 | 71.8% | 2.84% | -4 min | 40 |
Flying to LGA from the Miami area? Compare FLL, MIA for LGA, with the same test for what counts as a real difference.
Flights on this route
Flight numbers with at least 600 operations here and still on the schedule.
DL2133 (7:00 AM) arrived on time 93.8% of the time, 33.1 points more often than B6572 (8:00 PM) at 60.7%.
Weekly and seasonal patterns
By day of week
Saturday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 10.9 percentage points.
By month
- Jan: 72.5%
- Feb: 72.4%
- Mar: 62.9%
- Apr: 73.9%
- May: 70.1%
- Jun: 69.2%
- Jul: 60.8%
- Aug: 70.4%
- Sep: 78.4%
- Oct: 81.6%
- Nov: 79.9%
- Dec: 70.2%
July is historically the weakest month and October the strongest, a spread of 20.8 percentage points.
Reliability over time
July 2023 – July 2026
- July 2023: 58.4% from 370 flights
- August 2023: 69.6% from 372 flights
- September 2023: 72.7% from 365 flights
- October 2023: 80.3% from 425 flights
- November 2023: 81.5% from 434 flights
- December 2023: 78.0% from 415 flights
- January 2024: 71.1% from 461 flights
- February 2024: 72.2% from 428 flights
- March 2024: 69.8% from 448 flights
- April 2024: 78.9% from 387 flights
- May 2024: 74.9% from 376 flights
- June 2024: 70.1% from 350 flights
- July 2024: 62.5% from 372 flights
- August 2024: 64.6% from 371 flights
- September 2024: 81.1% from 340 flights
- October 2024: 90.5% from 359 flights
- November 2024: 90.0% from 331 flights
- December 2024: 76.0% from 422 flights
- January 2025: 73.9% from 388 flights
- February 2025: 81.3% from 344 flights
- March 2025: 75.9% from 362 flights
- April 2025: 86.2% from 350 flights
- May 2025: 67.3% from 308 flights
- June 2025: 64.7% from 289 flights
- July 2025: 65.1% from 309 flights
- August 2025: 77.5% from 328 flights
- September 2025: 81.9% from 311 flights
- October 2025: 73.6% from 326 flights
- November 2025: 69.6% from 405 flights
- December 2025: 56.9% from 455 flights
- January 2026: 72.6% from 457 flights
- February 2026: 64.8% from 420 flights
- March 2026: 45.8% from 496 flights
- April 2026: 59.8% from 453 flights
- May 2026: 67.5% from 359 flights
- June 2026: 72.2% from 334 flights
- July 2026: 57.5% from 346 flights
Over the most recent 12 months (2025-08 to 2026-07), on-time arrivals averaged 65.5% against 76.6% in the 12 months before — declining by 11.1 percentage points.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 14,066 FLL → LGA flight records from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, covering July 2023 – July 2026. Late means 15 or more minutes past scheduled arrival; cancelled and diverted flights are left out of on-time rates.
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