BOS to LGA flight delays

BOS LGA Boston Logan to LaGuardia · 184 miles

22,272 flights were scheduled from BOS to LGA over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 21,417 that made the trip, 81.4% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
22,272
Arrived on time
81.4%
Cancelled
3.8%
Scheduled distance
184 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on BOS–LGA, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Republic Airways 81.1% 74 min 4.3% 15,372
JetBlue Airways 79.7% 80 min 3% 4,402
Delta Air Lines 86.9% 112 min 2.3% 1,778
American Airlines 82.9% 102 min 1.4% 718

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on BOS–LGA: 74.8% of flights arrived on time, against 86.5% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 81.4%.
Arrival on-time share, BOS to LGA, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 79% 1,705
February 83.7% 1,750
March 79.8% 1,906
April 83.5% 1,971
May 79.9% 1,939
June 79.4% 1,870
July 74.8% 1,819
August 82.3% 1,832
September 81.1% 1,948
October 84.9% 2,080
November 86.5% 1,870
December 80.3% 1,582

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

BOS to LGA in one number

BOS → LGA

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 78 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 22,272 flights

81.4% of flights arrived on time

Questions about BOS to LGA

Which airline is most reliable from BOS to LGA?
Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 86.9% of the time, with 1,778 scheduled. JetBlue Airways came in at 79.7% over 4,402 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly BOS to LGA?
July, at 74.8% of arrivals on time, with 1,819 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 86.5%.
How late are BOS–LGA flights when they are late?
78 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the BOS to LGA flight cancelled?
3.8% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at LGA less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.