CLE to LGA flight delays

CLE LGA Cleveland Hopkins to LaGuardia · 419 miles

6,840 flights were scheduled from CLE to LGA over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,550 that made the trip, 81.9% 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
6,840
Arrived on time
81.9%
Cancelled
4%
Scheduled distance
419 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 CLE–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 82.3% 72 min 4% 4,177
Endeavor Air 84.9% 124 min 4.4% 1,765
Frontier Airlines 69.9% 81 min 4.2% 571
SkyWest Airlines 82% 98 min 1.2% 327

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on CLE–LGA: 74% of flights arrived on time, against 88% in September. 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, 81.9%.
Arrival on-time share, CLE to LGA, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 77.5% 480
February 84.7% 476
March 83.3% 515
April 83.3% 582
May 78% 622
June 76.5% 487
July 74% 588
August 82.5% 587
September 88% 600
October 87.1% 681
November 86.6% 642
December 78.4% 580

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.

CLE to LGA in one number

CLE → LGA

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 85 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,840 flights

81.9% of flights arrived on time

Questions about CLE to LGA

Which airline is most reliable from CLE to LGA?
Endeavor Air — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 84.9% of the time, with 1,765 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 69.9% over 571 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly CLE to LGA?
July, at 74% of arrivals on time, with 588 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 88%.
How late are CLE–LGA flights when they are late?
85 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 CLE to LGA flight cancelled?
4% 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.