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Airport month · April 2026
LaGuardia in April 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 11,443 domestic departures from LaGuardia (LGA). 77.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.6% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so LGA departures were 1.8 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 11,339 departures with 84.1% leaving on time: a change of −6.8 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at LGA that month were on time 72.8% of the time (11,444 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, national aviation system 28% and air carrier 24%.
- On time 75.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.2%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | LGA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.3% | 84.1% | 72.6% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 75.6% | 78.9% | 69.9% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 0.6% | 4.6% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.1 min | 10.6 min | 19.3 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 381 | 378 | 372 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 11,443 | 11,339 | 135,840 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 4,798 | 42% | 77.1% | 2.0 min | 0.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 2,426 | 21% | 78.3% | 1.6 min | 1.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,462 | 13% | 77.2% | 3.9 min | 1.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 964 | 8% | 70.2% | 9.6 min | 0.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 810 | 7% | 75.9% | 9.0 min | 2.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 404 | 4% | 66.8% | 16.2 min | 1.7% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 380 | 3% | 67.1% | 16.9 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 199 | 2% | 52.8% | 34.1 min | 2.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGA–ORD | New York to Chicago | 963 | 67.4% | 17.6 min | 3.4% |
| LGA–BOS | New York to Boston | 642 | 75.5% | 3.0 min | 0.5% |
| LGA–ATL | New York to Atlanta | 640 | 78.3% | 3.1 min | 0.6% |
| LGA–DFW | New York to Dallas/Fort Worth | 552 | 76.3% | 1.5 min | 0.9% |
| LGA–MIA | New York to Miami | 515 | 74.2% | 4.2 min | 0.8% |
| LGA–MCO | New York to Orlando | 475 | 73.5% | 4.7 min | 0.6% |
| LGA–FLL | New York to Fort Lauderdale | 454 | 65.6% | 14.9 min | 1.3% |
| LGA–DCA | New York to Washington | 421 | 68.9% | 11.1 min | 1.2% |
| LGA–DEN | New York to Denver | 394 | 77.4% | 1.9 min | 0.3% |
| LGA–IAH | New York to Houston | 365 | 80.0% | -0.9 min | 1.1% |
| LGA–BNA | New York to Nashville | 339 | 69.0% | 10.6 min | 0.6% |
| LGA–DTW | New York to Detroit | 331 | 80.1% | 0.3 min | 0.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left LGA on time in April 2026?
77.3% of 11,443 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 84.1% of 11,339 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 77.3% and 1.0% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for LGA · methodology · corrections.