DTW → LGA American Airlines

American Airlines · Detroit, MI to New York, NY · 1,033 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 14 flight numbers

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+51 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How on-time is American Airlines from DTW to LGA?

Across every American Airlines flight number on DTW → LGA (1,033 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +51 min or later. 6% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time75778%
16-30 min768%
31-60 min525%
61-120 min475%
2+ hrs384%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076080%+14 min
2025-087481%+22 min
2025-0910383%+10 min
2025-1010672%+11 min
2025-118274%+12 min
2025-127569%+18 min
2026-017577%+15 min
2026-027379%+9 min
2026-037877%+7 min
2026-048487%-4 min
2026-058483%+2 min
2026-067674%+8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon14779%
Tue15375%
Wed15078%
Thu15374%
Fri15082%
Sat9586%
Sun12275%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…