Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 72% on time.

Nonstops


American	AVL	LGA	2h 01m	73%	6.4%	440	Flying now
Delta	AVL	LGA	2h 01m	71%	5.2%	577	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach New York on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	AVL 05:35 → ATL 06:34DL 2712	3h 56m Atlanta	ATL 10:30 → LGA 12:44DL 371	7h 09m	98%	81%
American Details →	AVL 08:52 → CLT 10:14AA 6033 · flown by Piedmont	2h 53m Charlotte	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	6h 13m	100%	79%
United Details →	AVL 06:40 → ORD 07:52UA 4651 · flown by SkyWest	2h 11m Chicago	ORD 10:03 → LGA 13:26UA 669	6h 46m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	AVL 07:53 → ATL 09:00DL 2853	2h 30m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	5h 51m	95%	78%
American Details →	AVL 06:00 → MIA 08:04AA 3405 · flown by Envoy	1h 52m Miami	MIA 09:56 → LGA 12:59AA 3256	6h 59m	93%	74%
Delta Details →	AVL 10:05 → ATL 11:03DL 3077	2h 27m Atlanta	ATL 13:30 → LGA 15:49DL 460	5h 44m	97%	73%
American Details →	AVL 05:00 → CLT 06:07AA 5257 · flown by PSA	58m Charlotte	CLT 07:05 → LGA 09:01AA 2043	4h 01m	89%	71%
Delta Details →	AVL 11:56 → ATL 13:00DL 573	1h 30m Atlanta	ATL 14:30 → LGA 16:49DL 524	4h 53m	96%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	AVL 17:07 → ATL 18:14DL 2037	46m Atlanta	ATL 19:00 → LGA 21:25DL 468	4h 18m	72%	46%
American Details →	AVL 07:01 → DFW 08:44AA 4261 · flown by Envoy	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:30 → LGA 13:59AA 3053	6h 58m	69%	39%
American Details →	AVL 11:22 → DCA 12:59AA 5052 · flown by PSA	1h 00m Washington	DCA 13:59 → LGA 15:35AA 4730 · flown by Republic	4h 11m	52%	28%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 06:40 9%

CLT · 58m · leaves 05:00 11%

ATL · 56m · leaves 05:35 13%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 46m · leaves 17:07 28%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 2712 AVL 05:35 → ATL American AA 4628 ATL 09:24 → LGA Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 14m	95%	81%
United UA 4651 AVL 06:40 → ORD Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	1h 43m	6h 16m	89%	75%
American AA 3813 AVL 07:11 → ORD Delta DL 2985 ORD 11:35 → LGA Connection details →	3h 06m	7h 49m	97%	71%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON