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Airport month · May 2026
LaGuardia in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 11,375 domestic departures from LaGuardia (LGA). 76.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 73.8% reached their destination on time; 1.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so LGA departures were 0.5 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 11,343 departures with 75.0% leaving on time: a change of +1.6 points, with flights up 0%.
Flights arriving at LGA that month were on time 74.7% of the time (11,375 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, national aviation system 28% and air carrier 27%.
- On time 73.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.0%
- Cancelled 1.8%
- Diverted 0.3%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | LGA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.6% | 75.0% | 72.6% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 73.8% | 70.1% | 69.9% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.8% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.6 min | 21.4 min | 19.3 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 379 | 378 | 372 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 11,375 | 11,343 | 135,840 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 4,926 | 43% | 77.8% | 0.8 min | 1.7% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 2,492 | 22% | 74.0% | 7.3 min | 1.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,531 | 13% | 71.2% | 12.2 min | 2.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 993 | 9% | 62.2% | 16.1 min | 2.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 840 | 7% | 72.4% | 13.3 min | 1.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 374 | 3% | 74.3% | 8.8 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 205 | 2% | 57.1% | 26.8 min | 5.9% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 14 | 0% | 57.1% | 18.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGA–ORD | New York to Chicago | 997 | 72.6% | 13.5 min | 1.7% |
| LGA–ATL | New York to Atlanta | 677 | 71.3% | 11.1 min | 1.5% |
| LGA–BOS | New York to Boston | 667 | 76.2% | 4.4 min | 1.6% |
| LGA–DFW | New York to Dallas/Fort Worth | 549 | 65.2% | 16.6 min | 3.6% |
| LGA–MIA | New York to Miami | 457 | 73.3% | 8.5 min | 1.8% |
| LGA–DCA | New York to Washington | 424 | 66.5% | 12.6 min | 1.9% |
| LGA–DEN | New York to Denver | 397 | 72.3% | 7.9 min | 1.8% |
| LGA–MCO | New York to Orlando | 371 | 72.8% | 8.0 min | 1.9% |
| LGA–FLL | New York to Fort Lauderdale | 359 | 70.8% | 11.2 min | 0.0% |
| LGA–IAH | New York to Houston | 347 | 68.6% | 10.1 min | 1.4% |
| LGA–CLT | New York to Charlotte | 327 | 76.8% | 5.8 min | 2.1% |
| LGA–PBI | New York to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 285 | 74.7% | 8.5 min | 1.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left LGA on time in May 2026?
76.6% of 11,375 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 73.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 75.0% of 11,343 departures left on time and 1.9% were cancelled, against 76.6% and 1.8% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.