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LGA New York / LEX Lexington

LGA → LEX on time

LaGuardia (New York, NY) to Blue Grass (Lexington, KY). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
61%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
7.6%
392 flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+88 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

61% of flights from New York to Lexington arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 23% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for LGA → LEX: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 38% of the time. About 1 in 7 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 44 three hours or more; 7.7% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 392 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Delta Air Lines39261%7.6%−3 min15.1%+88 minEndeavor Air 68%, Republic Airways 32%

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at LGA). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%noon departures: too few flights (79 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (1 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (3 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (5 flights)7p8 p.m. departures: 57% on time (290 flights)578p
LGA → LEX, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026.

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (24 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (24 flights)FebMar: too few flights (27 flights)MarApr: too few flights (28 flights)AprMay: too few flights (51 flights)MayJun: too few flights (78 flights)JunJul: too few flights (85 flights)JulAug: too few flights (83 flights)AugSep: too few flights (26 flights)SepOct: too few flights (27 flights)OctNov: too few flights (24 flights)NovDec: too few flights (16 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday64——
Tuesday62——
Wednesday62——
Thursday61——
Friday60——
Saturday21——
Sunday62——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 54%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%

Cancellations: air traffic/airport 15 · airline 10 · weather 5

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
DL 49188:45 p.m.24652%8.1%+6 minEndeavor Air

Questions

How often are flights from LGA to LEX on time?

61% of 392 scheduled flights from New York, NY to Lexington, KY arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 7.6% were cancelled.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.