LGA to CLE flight delays

LGA CLE LaGuardia to Cleveland Hopkins · 419 miles

6,838 flights were scheduled from LGA to CLE over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,558 that made the trip, 80.5% 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
6,838
Arrived on time
80.5%
Cancelled
3.9%
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 LGA–CLE, 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 80.5% 66 min 4% 4,175
Endeavor Air 85.3% 69 min 4% 1,766
Frontier Airlines 64.4% 107 min 4.6% 571
SkyWest Airlines 81.9% 113 min 1.2% 326

Month by month

June was the month to avoid on LGA–CLE: 70.2% of flights arrived on time, against 86.6% in October. 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, 80.5%.
Arrival on-time share, LGA to CLE, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 79.6% 479
February 82.7% 476
March 81.4% 515
April 82.3% 583
May 77.3% 621
June 70.2% 485
July 70.4% 588
August 79.9% 587
September 86.3% 601
October 86.6% 681
November 85.7% 642
December 79.3% 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.

LGA to CLE in one number

LGA → CLE

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 75 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,838 flights

80.5% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LGA to CLE

Which airline is most reliable from LGA to CLE?
Endeavor Air — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 85.3% of the time, with 1,766 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 64.4% over 571 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LGA to CLE?
June, at 70.2% of arrivals on time, with 485 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 86.6%.
How late are LGA–CLE flights when they are late?
75 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 LGA to CLE flight cancelled?
3.9% 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 CLE 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.